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6.B2.6 represent composite numbers as a product of their prime factors, including through the use of factor trees
Factors are numbers that are multiplied to get a product.
2 × 4 = 8 2 and 4 are factors of 8
1 × 8 = 8 1 and 8 are factors of 8
The factors of 8 are: 1, 2, 4, and 8.
Prime numbers only have two factors.
1 × 7 = 7 1 and 7 are the only factors of 7
7 only has two factors so it is a prime number.
Composite numbers have more than two factors.
2 × 3 = 6 2 and 3 are factors of 6
1 × 6 = 6 1 and 6 are factors of 6
The factors of 6 are: 1, 2, 3, and 6.
6 has more than two factors, so it is a composite number.
