The prime factorization of 51480 is:
$$ 51480 = 2\cdot2\cdot2\cdot3\cdot3\cdot5\cdot11\cdot13 $$Which is the same as :
$$ 51480 = 2^{3}\cdot3^{2}\cdot5\cdot11\cdot13 $$Prime factorization can be nicely visualized by creating a factorization tree.
51480 can be written as 10 × 5148. |
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10 can be written as 2 × 5. |
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5148 can be written as 2 × 2574. |
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2574 can be written as 2 × 1287. |
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1287 can be written as 3 × 429. |
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429 can be written as 3 × 143. |
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143 can be written as 11 × 13. |
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The end nodes are the prime factors of the number 51480. |
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