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22 August, 18:27

When asked to write the prime factorization of the number 27 a student wrote 9. 3. Explain the error and write the correct answer

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  1. 22 August, 19:55
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    The correct prime factorization of 27 is 3 x 3 x 3

    Solution:

    Given that,

    When asked to write the prime factorization of the number 27 a student wrote 9. 3

    So the student has written,

    prime factorization of 27 = 9. 3

    This is wrong

    Let us first understand about prime factorization

    Prime factorization of a number is any of the prime numbers that can be multiplied to give the original number

    A prime number is a whole number greater than 1 whose only factors are 1 and itself.

    The first few prime numbers are 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23 and 29

    Clearly from above list we can see that 9 is not a prime number

    So the correct prime factorization of 27 is:

    prime factorization of 27 = 3 x 3 x 3

    Here "3" is a prime number
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