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3. Simplifying Radical Expressions

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Exercise 82 Page 250

The prime factorization of a composite number is the number written as a product of its prime factors.

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Let's start by recalling the definition of two important terms.

Term	Definition	Examples
Prime Number	A number that has exactly two positive factors, 1 and itself.	3, 5, 13
Composite Number	A number that is not a prime number.	4, 12, 63

Note that the only two factors of 31 are 1 and itself. Therefore, 31 is a prime number and it does not have a prime factorization.

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Exercises p.248-250