The prime factorization of 27720 is:
$$ 27720 = 2\cdot2\cdot2\cdot3\cdot3\cdot5\cdot7\cdot11 $$Which is the same as :
$$ 27720 = 2^{3}\cdot3^{2}\cdot5\cdot7\cdot11 $$Prime factorization can be nicely visualized by creating a factorization tree.
27720 can be written as 10 × 2772. |
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10 can be written as 2 × 5. |
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2772 can be written as 2 × 1386. |
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1386 can be written as 2 × 693. |
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693 can be written as 3 × 231. |
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231 can be written as 3 × 77. |
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77 can be written as 7 × 11. |
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The end nodes are the prime factors of the number 27720. |
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