84 = 2 * 2 * 3 * 7
2 2 x 3 x 7
12, 600
To express a composite number as the product of its prime factors.
To express a composite number as the product of its prime factors.
prime factorization is the factorization of numbers
2x2x2x5
2X2X2X2X3
No. Prime numbers (of any size) have only one prime factor, but that's not really a factorization.
26 = 64
3x3 5x2
121 = 112
2x2x2x2x3 = 48