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One Tree per Number

Part of the Factors & Fractions section of Coddy's Pre-Algebra journey. Lesson 7 of 56.

Two trees for 72. One starts with 8⋅98\cdot 9. The other starts with 6⋅126\cdot 12. Both end with the same primes: 2⋅2⋅2⋅3⋅32\cdot 2\cdot 2\cdot 3\cdot 3.

This always happens. Every whole number above 1 has exactly one prime factorization. Only the order of the primes can change.

So a missing prime can be found. In 2⋅5⋅n=702\cdot 5\cdot n = 70, the primes you have make 10. 70 divided by 10 is 7, so n is 7.

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Challenge

A factor tree for 330 has lost one prime. The primes multiply to 330: 2⋅3⋅5⋅n=3302\cdot 3\cdot 5\cdot n = 330. Find the missing prime n.

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2⋅3⋅5n=3302\cdot 3\cdot 5n = 330

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