Factor each of the following whole numbers using three factors. Do not use the factor 1 in your answer. See Example 2.
30
Reference Example 2
Factor 40 using a. two factors b. three factors
Strategy We will find a pair of whole numbers whose product is 40 and three whole numbers whose product is 40.
Why To factor a number means to express it as the product of two (or more) numbers.
Solution
a. To factor 40 using two factors, there are several possibilities.
40 = 1 · 40, 40 = 2 · 20, 40 = 4 · 10, and 40 = 5 · 8
b. To factor 40 using three factors, there are several possibilities. Two of them are:
40 = 5 · 4 · 2 and 40 = 2 · 2 · 10
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