What two number when multiplied equals 72 (seventy two)?
From the aboves multiple we can see that 72 is a multiple of 12 numbers.
The numbers are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 72
These numbers are called the factors of 72.
2 x 3= 72
A prime number is a number that is divisible only by 1 and itself (without a remainder).
72 is not a prime number because it is divisible by other number than 1 and itself.
Lets learn factorization of other numbers.