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To find the original number when given the prime factors, we have to work backwards.

First, we simplify into 2 squared times 3 squared.

(2x2) x (3x3)

Then we expand the brackets.

4 x 9 = 54

Therefore 54 is the number, with 2x2 and 3x3 as the prime factors.

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