2. Identify the longest continuous carbon chain as the parent chain
3. If more than one different chains are of equal length, choose the one with more numbers of branches points (substituents) as the parent
4. Number the Carbon Atoms in the longest carbon chain, starting at the end that gives the smallest number for the first branch
5. Identify and number the substituents and list them in alphabetical order
6. If there are two substituents on the same carbon, assign them the same number
7. If two or more identical substituents are present use the prefixes: di- for two, tri- for three, tetra- for four