1987 as a product of prime factors
What is 1987 as a Product of Prime Factors?
First, note that in the sentence above, "product" is the result you get when you multiply numbers together to get 1987.
Furthermore, "prime factors" are specifically the prime numbers that you multiply together to get 1987.
All composite numbers can be written as a product of prime factors, however 1987 is itself a prime number and not a composite number.
1 x 1987 are the only two numbers that multiply to 1987 and 1 is not a prime number nor prime factor.
Therefore, 1987 as a Product of Prime Factors is not possible.
1988 as a Product of Prime Factors
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