How to Find the Prime Factorization of a Composite Number Using the Tree Method | 48 | Part 1 of 2

In this video we learn how to find the prime factorization of a composite number using the factor tree method of 48.

The steps on how to find the prime factorization of a composite number are:

1) Find any factor pair of the given number, and use these numbers to create two branches.
2) If a factor is prime, that branch is complete. Circle the prime.
3) If a factor is not prime, write it as the product of a factor pair and continue the process.
4) Write the composite number as the product of all the circled primes.

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Marecek, L., Anthony-Smith, M., & Mathis, A. H. (2020). Use the Language of Algebra. In Prealgebra 2e. OpenStax. https://openstax.org/books/prealgebra-2e/pages/2-5-prime-factorization-and-the-least-common-multiple. License: CC BY 4.0. Access for free at https://openstax.org/books/prealgebra-2e/pages/1-introduction