What are some rules of prime factorization?

Answer 1

Prime factorization is where you take a number like 24 and make it into the prime numbers that multuply to make it. like this

24

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4 6

/ \ / \

2 2 2 3

The prime factorization of 24 is 2 x 2 x 2 x 3, or 2 cubed times 3. All you have to do is make the factor tree and think of two numbers that, multuplied, make the number before it until it's all prime numbers like I did.