factortree
nounUK /ˈfæk.tə.triː/
US /ˈfæk.tɚ.triː/
A factor tree is a drawing that breaks a number into smaller numbers that multiply together.
We made a factor tree for 24 and found that 2, 2, 2, and 3 multiply to make 24.
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2. A branching diagram used in math class to find all the prime factors of a number.
The teacher asked us to draw a factor tree for 36 on the board.
3. A visual tool that splits a composite number into prime factors step by step.
Using a factor tree, we split 60 into 2, 2, 3, and 5.
4. A tree-shaped list of numbers where each pair of branches multiplies to the number above.
Her factor tree showed 18 branching into 2 and 9, then 9 into 3 and 3.