To calculate: The prime factors of the number 39 and state whether it is prime or not.
Answer to Problem 12OE
The number 39 is not aprime number. The prime factorization is
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
The number 39.
Calculation:
Consider the provided number 39.
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.
39 is written as product of 3 and 13 that is
No further factorization is possible since 3 and 13 are prime numbers.
Thus, the number 39 is not a prime number. The prime factorization is
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