A number should have to be written as a product of two or more numbers in some cases. It is possible by writing that number in its factors. So, you must know how to find the factors of a number arithmetically. The process of factoring a number is called as follows.
Now, let’s learn how to factorize a number in mathematics by some simple examples.
There are two simple steps to factorise any number in mathematics.
Let’s understand how to factorize a number from some examples by using above steps.
The factors of number $6$ are $1, 2, 3$ and $6$. Now, let’s learn how to factorise the number $6$.
The product of $1$ and $6$ is equal to $6$. So, the number $6$ can be written as a product of its factors $1$ and $6$.
$6$ $\,=\,$ $1 \times 6$
The product of $2$ and $3$ is equal to $6$. So, the number $6$ can be written as a product of its factors $2$ and $3$.
$6$ $\,=\,$ $2 \times 3$
The product of $1, 2$ and $3$ equals to $6$. So, the number $6$ can be written as a product of its factors $1, 2$ and $3$.
$6$ $\,=\,$ $1 \times 2 \times 3$
The above examples understand you how to factorize a number by knowing its factors. Now, you can factorize any number by following above procedure.
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