SOLUTION: i do not know how to use a step diagram to find the prime factorization of 196 please help

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Question 603923: i do not know how to use a step diagram to find the prime factorization of 196 please help

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             196

        4         49

       2 2       7  7

The prime factorization of 196 is 2·2·7·7  OR 2^2·7^2