
08/28/2025
๐บ Meet one of our amazing students hard at work!
๐ Today, weโre diving into factorization using the factor tree method ๐ณโจโbreaking down numbers into their prime factors step by step.
๐ก Helpful hints for factor trees:
โ๏ธ Start by choosing any two factors of the number (not just the obvious ones).
โ๏ธ Keep splitting until you reach only prime numbers (numbers divisible only by 1 and themselves).
โ๏ธ The order doesnโt matterโyouโll always end up with the same prime factors!
For example:
๐ 36 โ 6 ร 6 โ 2 ร 3 and 2 ร 3 โ Prime factors: 2 ร 2 ร 3 ร 3
Our Bloomer is learning that every number is either prime or compositeโand composite numbers can always be broken down into primes! ๐ชโจ