It means using powers. So instead of 2x2x13 you would put 2squared (the little 2 next to it) and 13. 2squared and 13 is prime factorization WITH exponents. Without exponents you would just put 2x2x13
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I am not really sure what you mean but prime numbers but the prime factorization of 972 is 2x2x3x3x3x3x3
To write a composite whole number as the product of its prime factors is to write its prime factorization.
It means splitting the number into the primes that when multiplied together make the original number. For example the prime factorisation of 28 is 2 x 2 x 7 since 2 x 2 x 7 = 28. This prime factorization of 28 could be written as 22 x 7 using powers to collate (collect together) multiple copies of the same prime.
== Will you please answer my question?! Will you please answer my question?! == In number theory ( http://www.answers.com/topic/number-theory ), integer factorization is the process of breaking down a composite number ( http://www.answers.com/topic/composite-number ) into smaller non-trivial integers ( http://www.answers.com/topic/divisor-2 ), which when multiplied together equal the original integer. Source:integer-factorization== The prime factors of a positive integer are the prime numbers that divide into that integer exactly, without leaving a remainder.The process of finding these numbers is called integer factorization, or prime factorization. Source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_factor
All composite numbers can be expressed as the product of prime numbers. This is accomplished by dividing the original number by prime numbers until all the factors are prime. A factor tree can help you visualize this. Example: 30 30 Divide by two. 15,2 Divide by three. 5,3,2 Stop. All the factors are prime. 2 x 3 x 5 = 30 That's the prime factorization of 30.