Question

factor -15x into primes. start out by factoring -15 and -1 times 15

Answer 1

-15 = -1 * 15

Now let's factor 15 into primes:

15 = 3 * 5

Therefore, -15x can be factored into: -1 * 3 * 5 * x = -1 * 3 * 5 * x = -3 * 5 * x = -3*5x