What is a prime expression? Hoe can you tell an equation is a prime expression?? and an example of a prime expression, please explain how to do it too thanks!! :D
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factor 18 into its prime componets and we get
2 * 9
2 is prime so we do not have do anything more with it. However, 9 is not prime. It can be factored as
3 * 3 so the prime factorization of 18 is
2 * 3 * 3 or it is written as
2 * 3^2
2 * 9
2 is prime so we do not have do anything more with it. However, 9 is not prime. It can be factored as
3 * 3 so the prime factorization of 18 is
2 * 3 * 3 or it is written as
2 * 3^2