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Thank you We sneak in prime factory ization allah shmoop

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as human beings We are complex creatures however complexity is

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not always a good thing For example we hate it

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when our relationships are complex Our finances are another thing

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We like to keep it simple if at all possible

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on dh don't get us started on complex carbohydrates What

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do we do when something makes our heads Thanks but

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way simplified We break things down into more manageable pieces

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when something is overwhelming way just have to divide and

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conquer what such is the story when it comes to

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crime factories Ation So what are we shooting for What

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numbers are easiest to work with Why That would be

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the prime numbers of course numbers that are divisible only

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by themselves and one what could be simpler For example

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three can be divided by three and one So it's

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a prime number Four on the other hand can be

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divided by four one and two so it is not

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a prime number You don't have to know all of

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the prime numbers Whoa thank goodness there's an infinite number

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of them Say what but it will be helpful to

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familiarize yourself with at least the first ten who they

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are These guys are a simple is it You'll be

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in good shape if you know how to break a

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large number down into these puppies you have the number

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thirty Well any time you start with an even number

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the first thing you can do is divide by two

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In this case our results fifteen can also be simplified

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It isn't invisible by our first prime number but is

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divisible by the necks one on our list and suddenly

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we're left with three prime numbers Well here we can

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say that two three and five are factors of thirty

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because each of them can be divided into the number

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evenly uh now instead of that fat number thirty We

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have whittled it down to its most basic components You'll

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find that this skill will come in handy in a

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wide variety of mathematical applications such as reducing fractions Yes

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just just just just We're dealing with triangles that have

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really long side done done so get you know the 00:02:38.44 --> [endTime] prime number simplify your life

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