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Why is it helpful to write a number as a product of primes?

Why is it helpful to write a number as a product of primes?
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Why is it helpful to write a number as a product of primes?

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With least prime factorization, You can find things like the GCF
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Because it helps in reducing fractions to their simplest terms and finding the lowest common denominator when adding or subtracting fractions. 
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