SOLUTION: find teh prime factorization of 40

Algebra ->  Real-numbers -> SOLUTION: find teh prime factorization of 40      Log On


   

Question 85574: find teh prime factorization of 40
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Solved by pluggable solver: Factor any number
40 is NOT a prime number: 40 = 2 * 2 * 2 * 5

Work Shown

40 is divisible by 2: 40 = 20 * 2.
20 is divisible by 2: 20 = 10 * 2.
10 is divisible by 2: 10 = 5 * 2.
5 is not divisible by anything.
This calculation used this Prime Factorization Algorithm.



So its prime factorization is 2%5E3%2A5