Question
Find the prime factorization of number 486000.
Answer
The prime factorization of 486000 is:
$$ 486000 = 2\cdot2\cdot2\cdot2\cdot3\cdot3\cdot3\cdot3\cdot3\cdot5\cdot5\cdot5 $$Which is the same as :
$$ 486000 = 2^{4}\cdot3^{5}\cdot5^{3} $$Explanation
Prime factorization can be nicely visualized by creating a factorization tree.
| 486000 can be written as 10 × 48600. |
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| 10 can be written as 2 × 5. |
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| 48600 can be written as 10 × 4860. |
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| 10 can be written as 2 × 5. |
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| 4860 can be written as 10 × 486. |
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| 10 can be written as 2 × 5. |
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| 486 can be written as 2 × 243. |
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| 243 can be written as 3 × 81. |
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| 81 can be written as 3 × 27. |
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| 27 can be written as 3 × 9. |
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| 9 can be written as 3 × 3. |
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| The end nodes are the prime factors of the number 486000. |
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