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First of all try with the smallest Prime number, which is 2.

Does 2 go into 24?

Yes, 2 goes into 24 to give 12.

So, 24 = 2 x 12.

Now we have to check if 2 also goes into 12.

2 goes into 12 to give 6 i.e. 12 = 2 x 6

or 24 = 2 x 12 = 2 x 2 x 6.

The process continues till the number can be evenly divided by a prime number.

Now, 6 can be evenly divided by 2 to give 3. Since 3 is prime so factorization ends here.

Prime factorization of 24 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 3.

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