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Lesson: Finding the Prime Factorization of a Composite Number

In this lesson, we discuss the difference between prime and composite numbers. We also learn how to identify prime numbers in a given range of numbers and how to find the prime factors of numbers.

Video: Finding the Prime Factorization of a Number

Worksheet: Identifying Composite Numbers and Their Prime Factors • 20 Questions

Q1:

What is a prime number?

A a number with exactly two factors, 1 and itself
Ba number with exactly three factors, one factor is repeated and the other two are 1 and itself
C a number with more than two factors
D a number with exactly two factors, 0 and itself
E a number that has one factor repeated

Q2:

What is a composite number?

A a number with more than two factors
Ba number with exactly two factors, 0 and 1
C a number with exactly two factors, 1 and itself
D a number with exactly two factors, 0 and itself
E a number that has one factor repeated

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