You stop breaking down a factor once it is prime because prime numbers only have two factors, 1 and the number itself, meaning they cannot be broken down further into smaller positive integers.
Conditions: The current branch value is prime.; The goal is to express the original number as a product of primes only.
You stop breaking down a factor once it is prime because prime numbers only have two factors, 1 and the number itself, meaning they cannot be broken down further into smaller positive integers.
Conditions: The current branch value is prime.; The goal is to express the original number as a product of primes only.
Numbers in the factor tree are circled to indicate that they are prime numbers, which serve as terminal leaves and cannot be broken down further in this procedure.
Conditions: A branch is continued only if the current number is composite.; A branch stops once the current number is prime.
Numbers in the factor tree are circled to indicate that they are prime numbers, which serve as terminal leaves and cannot be broken down further in this procedure.
Conditions: A branch is continued only if the current number is composite.; A branch stops once the current number is prime.