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30 September, 12:50

When asked to write the prime factorization of the number 27, a student wrote 9.3. Explain the error and write the correct asnwer

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  1. 30 September, 13:02
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    Prime means no factors besides 1 and itself. 9 is not prime because 9=3*3, not just 9*1. So 27 would be 3*3*3 in its prime factored form not 9*3.
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