The prime factorization of 540000 is:
$$ 540000 = 2\cdot2\cdot2\cdot2\cdot2\cdot3\cdot3\cdot3\cdot5\cdot5\cdot5\cdot5 $$Which is the same as :
$$ 540000 = 2^{5}\cdot3^{3}\cdot5^{4} $$Prime factorization can be nicely visualized by creating a factorization tree.
540000 can be written as 10 × 54000. |
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10 can be written as 2 × 5. |
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54000 can be written as 10 × 5400. |
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10 can be written as 2 × 5. |
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5400 can be written as 10 × 540. |
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10 can be written as 2 × 5. |
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540 can be written as 10 × 54. |
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10 can be written as 2 × 5. |
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54 can be written as 2 × 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 540000. |
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