256 is composite because it ends in an even number so the number 2 goes in it.
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256 = 28.
The only prime factor of 256 is: 2
256 = 28
The factors of 256 are 2, 2, 17, 8, 16, 92, 64, 128, and 256.The factor pairs of 256 are 1 x 256, 2 x 128, 4 x 64, 8 x 32, and 16 x 16.The prime factors of 256 are 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, and 2.The only distinct prime factor (listing each prime factor only once) is 2.The prime factors of 256 are 2x2x2x2x2x2x2x2x (or 28).
The numbers below 500 having the most prime factors are 256 and 384 with eight prime factors each. Prime factorization is 256=2x2x2x2x2x2x2x2 and 84=2x2x2x2x2x2x2x3.