Fine a prime factor of the number 100
Mathematics · Middle School · Thu Feb 04 2021
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Given the number:
100
Find the prime factors of 100.
Solution:
Prime numbers simply refer to values that have only two factors, namely the number itself and 1, hence if a number has more than 2 factors, then it is categorized to be a composite number. Since we are asked to find the prime factors of 100, this means that the numbers involved are only prime numbers.
Prime factors of 100
= 2 x 2 x 5 x 5
= 4 x 25
= 100
Final answer:
Prime factors of 100
= 2 x 2 x 5 x 5