document.write( "Question 105805: How do you figure out the prime factorization of a number and what exactly does that mean. These are the numbers I need to find the prime factorization of.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "16, 35, 50, 144, 136, 90, 320.
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Prime Factorization is finding the prime numbers you need to multiply together to get your number.
\n" ); document.write( "Prime numbers are numbers that are divisible only by one and themselves.
\n" ); document.write( "Let start.
\n" ); document.write( "Look at the factors of 16.
\n" ); document.write( "2x8=16
\n" ); document.write( "Then break down those factors until you only have primes left.
\n" ); document.write( "8 can be further factored to 8=2x4 and 4=2x2.
\n" ); document.write( "Since 2 is a prime number, you can't factor any more.
\n" ); document.write( "Put all of those factors together to get
\n" ); document.write( "\"16=2%2A8\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"16=2%2A%282%2A4%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"16=2%2A%282%2A%282%2A2%29%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"16=2%2A2%2A2%2A2%2A2=2%5E5\"
\n" ); document.write( "Now for 35.
\n" ); document.write( "\"35=5%2A7\" (5,7 prime numbers)
\n" ); document.write( "Now for 50.
\n" ); document.write( "\"50=5%2A10\" (10=2x5)
\n" ); document.write( "\"50=2%2A5%2A5=2%2A5%5E2\" (2,5 prime numbers)
\n" ); document.write( "Now for 144.
\n" ); document.write( "\"144=2%2A72\" (72=2x36, 36=4x9, 4=2x2, 9=3x3)
\n" ); document.write( "\"144=2%2A2%2A2%2A2%2A3%2A3=2%5E4%2A3%5E2\"
\n" ); document.write( "Now for 136.
\n" ); document.write( "\"136=2%2A68\" (68=2x34, 34=2x17)
\n" ); document.write( "\"136=2%2A2%2A2%2A17=2%5E3%2A17\"
\n" ); document.write( "Now for 90.
\n" ); document.write( "\"90=9%2A10\" (9=3x3, 10=2x5)
\n" ); document.write( "\"90=2%2A3%2A3%2A5=2%2A3%5E2%2A5\"
\n" ); document.write( "Now for 320.
\n" ); document.write( "\"320=32%2A10\" (32=4x8, 4=2x2, 8=2x2x2, 10=2x5)
\n" ); document.write( "\"320=2%2A2%2A2%2A2%2A2%2A2%2A5=2%5E%286%29%2A5\"
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