972 as a Product of Prime Factors
What is 972 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 972.
Furthermore, "prime factors" are specifically the prime numbers that you multiply together to get 972.
All composite numbers can be written as a Product of Prime Factors and 972 is no exception.
The prime factors of 972 are 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3. Therefore, 972 as a Product of Prime Factors is:
2 x 2 x 3 x 3 x 3 x 3 x 3 = 972
Note that there is only one set of unique prime factors that multiply to 972.
973 as a Product of Prime Factors
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