Question

When asked to write the prime factorization of 99, a student wrote 11 dotmath 9. Complete the explanation of the error and enter the correct answer.

is not a prime number.
The correct prime factorization of 99 is

Answer 1

Factors of 99: 1, 3, 9, 11, 33, and 99.

Prime Factorization of 99: 3 × 3 × 11.

Explanation: