Answer
composite, 2*2*3*3
Work Step by Step
Begin by selecting any two numbers, excluding 1 and 36, whose product is 36. Here is one possibility:
36 = 4 * 9
Because the factor 4 and 9 are not prime,
36 = 4 * 9 This is our first factorization.
36 = 2*2*3*3 Factor 4 and 9.
Notice that 2 and 3 are both prime. The prime factorization of 36 is 2*2*3*3
