Question
Find the prime factorization of number 87880.
Answer
The prime factorization of 87880 is:
$$ 87880 = 2\cdot2\cdot2\cdot5\cdot13\cdot13\cdot13 $$Which is the same as :
$$ 87880 = 2^{3}\cdot5\cdot13^{3} $$Explanation
Prime factorization can be nicely visualized by creating a factorization tree.
| 87880 can be written as 10 × 8788. |
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| 10 can be written as 2 × 5. |
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| 8788 can be written as 2 × 4394. |
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| 4394 can be written as 2 × 2197. |
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| 2197 can be written as 13 × 169. |
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| 169 can be written as 13 × 13. |
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| The end nodes are the prime factors of the number 87880. |
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