Prime Factorization

Factor Trees

Standard Form of a Prime Factorization

For this class, the standard form of a prime factorization is to write the factors in ascending order (least to greatest) and to use the exponent form when a factor is repeated with a dot to symbolize multiplication.

Examples:     24 = 2³ · 3 and 600 = 2³ · 3 · 5²

Self-Check Problem

Find the prime factorization of 588.

Solution

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