FACTOR STRINGS


We know numbers can be broken down into sets of 2 factors (called a factor pair). But did you know you can break any number into longer factor strings?  For example:

24=4x6 (a factor pair)

24=2x2x6 (a factor string)
     We created this string by breaking 4 into 2x2.   

24=2x2x2x3 (another factor string)
     We created this string by breaking 6 into 2x3.
                                       **note that this string only uses special numbers**