Unique Factorization and the Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic

Autor/in	Sprows, David
Titel	Unique Factorization and the Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic
Quelle	In: International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 48 (2017) 1, S.130-131 (2 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0020-739X
DOI	10.1080/0020739X.2016.1199059
Schlagwörter	Arithmetic; Mathematical Logic; Number Concepts; Numeracy + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Addition; Arithmetik; Arithmetikunterricht; Rechnen; Mathematical logics; Mathematische Logik; Number concept; Zahlbegriff; Rechenkompetenz
Abstract	The fundamental theorem of arithmetic is one of those topics in mathematics that somehow "falls through the cracks" in a student's education. When asked to state this theorem, those few students who are willing to give it a try (most have no idea of its content) will say something like "every natural number can be broken down into a product of primes." The fact that this breakdown always results in the same primes is viewed as "obvious." The purpose of this paper is to illustrate with a number of examples that the "Unique Factorization Property" is a rare property and the fact that the natural numbers possess this property is "fundamental" to our understanding of this number system. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01