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80 Chapter 1 Whole Numbers

Objectives

S E C T I O N 1.7

1Factor whole numbers.

2Identify even and odd whole numbers, prime numbers, and composite numbers.

3Find prime factorizations using a factor tree.

4Find prime factorizations using a division ladder.

5Use exponential notation.

6Evaluate exponential expressions.

Prime Factors and Exponents

In this section, we will discuss how to express whole numbers in factored form. The procedures used to find the factored form of a whole number involve multiplication and division.

1 Factor whole numbers.

The statement 3 2 6 has two parts: the numbers that are being multiplied and the answer. The numbers that are being multiplied are called factors, and the answer is the product. We say that 3 and 2 are factors of 6.

Factors

Numbers that are multiplied together are called factors.

Self Check 1

Find the factors of 20.

Now Try Problems 21 and 27

EXAMPLE 1 Find the factors of 12.

Strategy We will find all the pairs of whole numbers whose product is 12.

WHY Each of the numbers in those pairs is a factor of 12.

Solution

The pairs of whole numbers whose product is 12 are:

1 12 12, 2 6 12, and 3 4 12

In order, from least to greatest, the factors of 12 are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 12.

Success Tip In Example 1, once we determine the pair 1 and 12 are factors of 12, any remaining factors must be between 1 and 12. Once we determine that the pair 2 and 6 are factors of 12, any remaining factors must be between 2 and 6. Once we determine that the pair 3 and 4 are factors of 12, any remaining factors of 12 must be between 3 and 4. Since there are no whole numbers between 3 and 4, we know that all the possible factors of 12 have been

found.

In Example 1, we found that 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 12 are the factors of 12. Notice that each of the factors divides 12 exactly, leaving a remainder of 0.

12

12

12

6

12

4

12

3

12

2

12

1

1

2

3

4

6

12

In general, if a whole number is a factor of a given number, it also divides the given number exactly.

When we say that 3 is a factor of 6, we are using the word factor as a noun. The word factor is also used as a verb.

Factoring a Whole Number

To factor a whole number means to express it as the product of other whole numbers.

EXAMPLE 3
EXAMPLE 2

Factor 40 using: a. two factors b. three factors

Strategy We will find a pair of whole numbers whose product is 40 and three whole numbers whose product is 40.

WHY To factor a number means to express it as the product of two (or more) numbers.

Solution

a. To factor 40 using two factors, there are several possibilities.

40 1 40, 40 2 20, 40 4 10, and 40 5 8

b. To factor 40 using three factors, there are several possibilities. Two of them are:

40 5 4 2 and 40 2 2 10

Find the factors of 17.

Strategy We will find all the pairs of whole numbers whose product is 17.

WHY Each of the numbers in those pairs is a factor of 17.

Solution

The only pair of whole numbers whose product is 17 is: 1 17 17

Therefore, the only factors of 17 are 1 and 17.

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Self Check 2

Factor 18 using: a. two factors b. three factors

Now Try Problems 39 and 45

Self Check 3

Find the factors of 23.

Now Try Problem 49

2Identify even and odd whole numbers, prime numbers, and composite numbers.

A whole number is either even or odd.

Even and Odd Whole Numbers

If a whole number is divisible by 2, it is called an even number.

If a whole number is not divisible by 2, it is called an odd number. The even whole numbers are the numbers

0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, p

The odd whole numbers are the numbers 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, p

The three dots at the end of each list shown above indicate that there are infinitely many even and infinitely many odd whole numbers.

The Language of Mathematics The word infinitely is a form of the word infinite, meaning unlimited.

In Example 3, we saw that the only factors of 17 are 1 and 17. Numbers that have only two factors, 1 and the number itself, are called prime numbers.

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Prime Numbers

A prime number is a whole number greater than 1 that has only 1 and itself as factors.

The prime numbers are the numbers:

2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, 43, 47, 53, 59, 61, 67, 71, 73, 79, 83, 89, 97, 101, p

There are infinitely many prime numbers.

Note that the only even prime number is 2. Any other even whole number is divisible by 2, and thus has 2 as a factor, in addition to 1 and itself. Also note that not all odd whole numbers are prime numbers. For example, since 15 has factors of 1, 3, 5, and 15, it is not a prime number.

The set of whole numbers contains many prime numbers. It also contains many numbers that are not prime.

Composite Numbers

The composite numbers are whole numbers greater than 1 that are not prime.

The composite numbers are the numbers

4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 18, p

There are infinitely many composite numbers.

Caution! The numbers 0 and 1 are neither prime nor composite, because neither is a whole number greater than 1.

Self Check 4

a.Is 39 a prime number?

b.Is 57 a prime number?

Now Try Problems 53 and 57

 

EXAMPLE 4

a. Is 37 a prime number? b. Is 45 a prime number?

Strategy We will determine whether the given number has only 1 and itself as factors.

WHY If that is the case, it is a prime number.

Solution

a.Since 37 is a whole number greater than 1 and its only factors are 1 and 37, it is prime. Since 37 is not divisible by 2, we say it is an odd prime number.

b.The factors of 45 are 1, 3, 5, 9, 15, and 45. Since it has factors other than 1 and 45, 45 is not prime. It is an odd composite number.

3 Find prime factorizations using a factor tree.

Every composite number can be formed by multiplying a specific combination of prime numbers. The process of finding that combination is called prime factorization.

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Prime Factorization

To find the prime factorization of a whole number means to write it as the product of only prime numbers.

One method for finding the prime factorization of a number is called a factor tree. The factor trees shown below are used to find the prime factorization of 90 in two ways.

1. Factor 90 as 9 10.

90

2.Neither 9 nor 10 are

prime, so we factor

9

10

each of them.

 

 

3. The process is

 

complete when

3 3 2 5

only prime numbers appear at the bottom of all branches.

1. Factor 90 as 6 15.

90

2.Neither 6 nor 15 are

prime, so we factor

6

15

each of them.

 

 

3. The process is

 

complete when

2 3 3 5

only prime numbers appear at the bottom of all branches.

Either way, the prime factorization of 90 contains one factor of 2, two factors of 3, and one factor of 5. Writing the factors in order, from least to greatest, the primefactored form of 90 is 2 3 3 5. It is true that no other combination of prime factors will produce 90. This example illustrates an important fact about composite numbers.

Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic

Any composite number has exactly one set of prime factors.

EXAMPLE 5 Use a factor tree to find the prime factorization of 210.

Strategy We will factor each number that we encounter as a product of two whole numbers (other than 1 and itself) until all the factors involved are prime.

WHY The prime factorization of a whole number contains only prime numbers.

Solution

210Factor 210 as 7 30. (The resulting prime factorization will be the same no matter which two factors of 210 you begin with.) Since 7 is prime, circle it. That branch of the tree is completed.

730 Since 30 is not prime, factor it as 5 6. (The resulting prime factorization will be the same no matter which two factors of 30 you use.) Since 5 is prime, circle it. That branch of the tree is completed.

5

6

Since 6 is not prime, factor it as 2 3. Since 2 and 3 are prime, circle

 

2

them. All the branches of the tree are now completed.

 

3

The prime factorization of 210 is 7 5 2 3. Writing the prime factors in order, from least to greatest, we have 210 2 3 5 7.

Check: Multiply the prime factors. The product should be 210.

2 3 5 7 6 5 7 Write the multiplication in horizontal form.

Working left to right, multiply 2 and 3.

30 7 Working left to right, multiply 6 and 5.

210

Multiply 30 and 7. The result checks.

 

Self Check 5

Use a factor tree to find the prime factorization of 126.

Now Try Problems 61 and 71

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Caution! Remember that there is a difference between the factors and the prime factors of a number. For example,

The factors of 15 are: 1, 3, 5, 15

The prime factors of 15 are: 3 5

Self Check 6

Use a division ladder to find the prime factorization of 108.

Now Try Problems 63 and 73

4 Find prime factorizations using a division ladder.

We can also find the prime factorization of a whole number using an inverted division process called a division ladder. It is called that because of the vertical “steps” that it produces.

Success Tip The divisibility rules found in Section 1.5 are helpful when using the division ladder method. You may want to review them at this time.

EXAMPLE 6 Use a division ladder to find the prime factorization of 280.

Strategy We will perform repeated divisions by prime numbers until the final quotient is itself a prime number.

WHY If a prime number is a factor of 280, it will divide 280 exactly.

Solution

It is helpful to begin with the smallest prime, 2, as the first trial divisor. Then, if necessary, try the primes 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, p in that order.

Step 1 The prime number 2 divides 280 exactly.

2 280

 

 

 

The result is 140, which is not prime. Continue the division

140

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

process.

 

 

 

 

 

Step 2 Since 140 is even, divide by 2 again.

2 280

 

 

 

The result is 70, which is not prime. Continue the division

2 140

 

 

 

70

 

 

 

process.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Step 3 Since 70 is even, divide by 2 a third time. The result

2 280

 

 

 

is 35, which is not prime.

2 140

 

 

 

Continue the division process.

2 70

 

 

 

 

35

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Step 4 Since neither the prime number 2 nor the next greatest

2 280

 

 

 

prime number 3 divide 35 exactly, we try 5. The result is 7, which

2 140

 

 

 

is prime. We are done.

2 70

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The prime factorization of 280 appears in the left column of the

5 35

 

 

 

division ladder: 2 2 2 5 7. Check this result using

 

7

 

 

Prime

multiplication.

Caution! In Example 6, it would be incorrect to begin the division process with

4280

70

because 4 is not a prime number.

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5 Use exponential notation.

In Example 6, we saw that the prime factorization of 280 is 2 2 2 5 7. Because this factorization has three factors of 2, we call 2 a repeated factor. We can use exponential notation to write 2 2 2 in a more compact form.

Exponent and Base

An exponent is used to indicate repeated multiplication. It tells how many times the base is used as a factor.

The exponent is 3.

 

 

 

2 2 2

23

Read 23 as “2 to the third power” or “2 cubed.”

⎪ ⎬ ⎪ ⎫

 

 

Repeated factors

The base is 2.

 

The prime factorization of 280 can be written using exponents: 2 2 2 5 7 23 5 7.

In the exponential expression 23, the number 2 is the base and 3 is the exponent. The expression itself is called a power of 2.

 

EXAMPLE 7

Write each product using exponents:

a. 5 5 5 5

b. 7 7 11

c. 2(2)(2)(2)(3)(3)(3)

Strategy We will determine the number of repeated factors in each expression.

WHY An exponent can be used to represent repeated multiplication.

Solution

a.The factor 5 is repeated 4 times. We can represent this repeated multiplication with an exponential expression having a base of 5 and an exponent of 4:

5 5 5 5 54

b. 7 7 11 72 11

7 is used as a factor 2 times.

 

c. 2(2)(2)(2)(3)(3)(3) 24(33)

2 is used as a factor 4 times, and 3 is

 

 

used as a factor 3 times.

 

 

 

Self Check 7

Write each product using exponents:

a.3 3 7

b.5(5)(7)(7)

c.2 2 2 3 3 5

Now Try Problems 77 and 81

6 Evaluate exponential expressions.

We can use the definition of exponent to evaluate (find the value of) exponential expressions.

 

EXAMPLE 8

Evaluate each expression:

a. 72 b. 25

c. 104 d. 61

Strategy We will rewrite each exponential expression as a product of repeated factors, and then perform the multiplication. This requires that we identify the base and the exponent.

WHY The exponent tells the number of times the base is to be written as a factor.

Solution

Self Check 8

Evaluate each expression:

a.

92

b.

63

c.

34

d.

121

Now Try Problem 89

We can write the steps of the solutions in horizontal form.

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Chapter 1 Whole Numbers

a.

72

7

7

 

Read 72 as “7 to the second power” or “7 squared.” The base is 7 and

 

 

 

 

 

the exponent is 2. Write the base as a factor 2 times.

 

 

49

 

Multiply.

 

b.

25

2

2

2

2 2

Read 25 as “2 to the 5th power.” The base is 2 and the

 

 

 

 

 

 

exponent is 5. Write the base as a factor 5 times.

 

 

4

2

2

2

Multiply, working left to right.

8 2 2

16 2

32

c. 104 10 10 10 10 Read 104 as “10 to the 4th power.” The base is 10 and

the exponent is 4. Write the base as a factor 4 times.

100 10 10 Multiply, working left to right.

1,000 10

10,000

d.61 6 Read 61 as “6 to the first power.” Write the base 6 once.

Caution! Note that 25 means 2 2 2 2 2. It does not mean 2 5. That is, 25 32 and 2 5 10.

Self Check 9

The prime factorization of a number is 2 33 52. What is the number?

Now Try Problems 93 and 97

EXAMPLE 9 The prime factorization of a number is 23 34 5. What is the number?

Strategy To find the number, we will evaluate each exponential expression and then do the multiplication.

WHY The exponential expressions must be evaluated first.

Solution

 

 

 

 

81

 

 

 

We can write the steps of the solutions in horizontal form.

 

 

 

8

23 34 5 8 81 5

Evaluate the exponential expressions:

23

8

 

648

 

 

 

and 34 81.

 

 

 

2 4

648 5

Multiply, working left to right.

 

 

 

648

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

3,240

Multiply.

 

 

 

3,240

 

 

 

 

 

 

23 34 5 is the prime factorization of 3,240.

Success Tip Calculations that you cannot perform in your head should be shown outside the steps of your solution.

Using Your CALCULATOR The Exponential Key:

Bacteria Growth

At the end of 1 hour, a culture contains two bacteria. Suppose the number of bacteria doubles every hour thereafter. Use exponents to determine how many bacteria the culture will contain after 24 hours.

We can use a table to help model the situation. From the table, we see a pattern developing: The number of bacteria in the culture after 24 hours will be 224.

 

Number of

Time

bacteria

 

 

 

1 hr

2

21

2 hr

4

22

3 hr

8

23

4 hr

16

24

24 hr

?

224

 

 

 

CONCEPTS
is

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We can evaluate this exponential expression using the exponential key yx on

a scientific calculator 1xy on some models2.

 

 

 

 

2 yx 24

 

 

 

 

 

 

16777216

 

On a graphing calculator, we use the carat key

¿

to raise a number to a

power.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 ¿ 24

ENTER

 

 

 

16777216

 

Since 224 16,777,216, there will be 16,777,216 bacteria after 24 hours.

 

ANSWERS TO SELF CHECKS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, and 20

2.

a.

1

18, 2 9, or 3 6

b. Two possibilities are 2 3 3 and

 

1 2 9

3. 1 and 23

4. a. no

 

b. no 5.

2 3 3 7

6. 2 2 3 3 3 7. a. 32 7

 

b.

52(72)

c. 23 32 5

8.

a.

81

b. 216

c. 81

d. 12

9. 1,350

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

S E C T I O N 1.7 STUDY SET

VOCABULARY

Fill in the blanks.

1. Numbers that are multiplied together are called

.

2.

To

 

 

 

 

 

a whole number means to express it as the

 

product of other whole numbers.

3.

A

 

 

 

 

number is a whole number greater than 1

 

that has only 1 and itself as factors.

4.

Whole numbers greater than 1 that are not prime

 

numbers are called

 

 

 

numbers.

5.

To prime factor a number means to write it as a

 

product of only

 

numbers.

6.

An exponent is used to represent

 

 

 

multiplication. It tells how many times the

 

used as a factor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.

In the exponential expression 64, the number 6 is the

 

 

 

 

 

, and 4 is the

 

 

.

 

 

 

 

 

8.

We can read 52 as “5 to the second power” or as “5

 

 

 

 

 

 

.” We can read 73 as “7 to the third power” or

 

as “7

 

 

 

 

 

.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.Fill in the blanks to find the pairs of whole numbers whose product is 45.

1 45 3 45 5 45

The factors of 45, in order from least to greatest, are: , , , , ,

10.Fill in the blanks to find the pairs of whole numbers whose product is 28.

1 28 2 28 4 28

The factors of 28, in order from least to greatest, are: , , , , ,

11.If 4 is a factor of a whole number, will 4 divide the number exactly?

12.Suppose a number is divisible by 10. Is 10 a factor of the number?

13.a. Fill in the blanks: If a whole number is divisible by

2, it is an

 

 

number. If it is not divisible by 2, it

is an

 

number.

b.List the first 10 even whole numbers.

c.List the first 10 odd whole numbers.

14.a. List the first 10 prime numbers.

b.List the first 10 composite numbers.

15.Fill in the blanks to prime factor 150 using a factor tree.

150

30

5

3

The prime factorization of 150 is .

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16.Which of the whole numbers, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10, could be at the top of this factor tree?

 

?

Prime

Prime

number

number

17.Fill in the blanks to prime factor 150 using a division ladder.

150 3 75

5

5

The prime factorization of 150 is .

18.a. When using the division ladder method to find the prime factorization of a number, what is the first divisor to try?

b.If 2 does not divide the given number exactly, what other divisors should be tried?

NOTATION

19.For each exponential expression, what is the base and the exponent?

a. 76

b. 151

20.Consider the expression 2 2 2 3 3.

a.How many repeated factors of 2 are there?

b.How many repeated factors of 3 are there?

GUIDED PRACTICE

Find the factors of each whole number. List them from least to greatest. See Example 1.

21.

10

22.

6

23.

40

24.

75

25.

18

26.

32

27.

44

28.

65

29.

77

30.

81

31.

100

32.

441

Factor each of the following whole numbers using two factors.

Do not use the factor 1 in your answer. See Example 2.

33.

8

34.

9

35.

27

36.

35

37.

49

38.

25

39.

20

40.

16

Factor each of the following whole numbers using three factors.

Do not use the factor 1 in your answer. See Example 2

41.

30

42.

28

43.

63

44.

50

45.

54

46.

56

47.

60

48.

64

Find the factors of each whole number. See Example 3.

49.

11

50.

29

51.

37

52.

41

Determine whether each of the following numbers is a prime number. See Example 4.

53.

17

54.

59

55.

99

56.

27

57.

51

58.

91

59.

43

60.

83

Find the prime factorization of each number. Use exponents in your answer, when it is helpful. See Examples 5 and 6.

61.

30

62.

20

63.

39

64.

105

65.

99

66.

400

67.

162

68.

98

69.

64

70.

243

71.

147

72.

140

73.

220

74.

385

75.

102

76.

114

Write each product using exponents. See Example 7.

77.

2

2 2

2 2

78.

3 3

3 3 3 3

79.

5

5 5

5

80.

9 9

9

81.

4(4)(8)(8)(8)

82.

12(12)(12)(16)

83.7 7 7 9 9 7 7 7 7

84.6 6 6 5 5 6 6 6

Evaluate each exponential expression. See Example 8.

 

85.

a.

34

b.

43

86.

a.

53

b.

35

87.

a.

25

b.

52

88.

a.

45

b.

54

89.

a.

73

b.

37

90.

a.

82

b.

28

91.

a.

91

b.

19

92.

a.

201

b.

120