MATHS QUERY
Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic
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Theorem
Every number can be expressed as product of primes and this factorisation is unique, apart from the order in which the prime factors occur.
Example
45 is a composite number.
It is expressed as:
\(45 = 3 \times 3 \times 5\)
Note
Every number in maths can either be a prime or a composite number except 0 and 1 because 0 and 1 are neither a prime number nor a composite number.