Question
Find the prime factorization of number 7200.
Answer
The prime factorization of 7200 is:
$$ 7200 = 2\cdot2\cdot2\cdot2\cdot2\cdot3\cdot3\cdot5\cdot5 $$Which is the same as :
$$ 7200 = 2^{5}\cdot3^{2}\cdot5^{2} $$Explanation
Prime factorization can be nicely visualized by creating a factorization tree.
| 7200 can be written as 10 × 720. |
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| 10 can be written as 2 × 5. |
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| 720 can be written as 10 × 72. |
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| 10 can be written as 2 × 5. |
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| 72 can be written as 2 × 36. |
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| 36 can be written as 2 × 18. |
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| 18 can be written as 2 × 9. |
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| 9 can be written as 3 × 3. |
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| The end nodes are the prime factors of the number 7200. |
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