We are sometimes asked to rewrite a composite number as a product of its prime factorization. That's redundant, since a prime factorization is a product by definition.
The (product of the) prime factorization of 36 is 2 x 2 x 3 x 3.
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The products of a square of a prime and a prime, like 12.
The prime factors of 75 are 3 and 5: 3 x 5 = 15
To write a composite whole number as the product of its prime factors is to write its prime factorization.
It is: 2*2*5*7 = 140
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