Question

Prime factors of 88 is
A.\[2 \times 2 \times 2 \times 11\]
B.\[2 \times 44\]
C.\[2 \times 4 \times 11\]
D.None of these

Answer 1

Hint: We have to find the prime factors of the given number. Prime factors are nothing but the product of prime numbers equal to the given number but prime numbers only.

Complete step-by-step answer:
Let’s find the factors by prime factorization method.

So, above are prime factors of 88 and can be written as \[2 \times 2 \times 2 \times 11\]
\[88 = 2 \times 2 \times 2 \times 11\]
Thus option A is correct.

Additional information:
Factors are the numbers that divide the given number completely keeping reminder zero. Prime factors involve those factors that are prime numbers only. There are two methods to obtain prime factors of a given number .One is prime factorization and the other is divisional method.

Note: All options related to this question at the end provide us with the same number 88 and all are factors of 88 but we have to choose that only having prime numbers as factors. And that is option A only.