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To calculate: The prime factors of the number 51 and state whether it is prime or not.
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Answer to Problem 10OE
The number 51 is not aprime number. The prime factorization is
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
The number 51.
Calculation:
Consider the provided number 51.
Recall that factors of a number are those numbers which when multiplied together result in that number.
A number is said to be a prime number if the factors of the number are 1 and the number itself.
51 is written as product of 3 and 17 that is
No further factorization is possible since 3 and 17 are prime numbers.
Thus, the number 51 is not a prime number. The prime factorization is
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