Question

How do you find the prime factorization of 480?

Answer 1

`480=2^5xx3xx5`

Explanation:

`ul2|ul480`
`ul2|ul240`
`ul2|ul120`
`ul2|ul60`
`ul2|ul30`
`ul3|ul15`
`ul5|ul5`
---`|` 1

So, the prime factors of 480`=2xx2xx2xx2xx2xx3xx5`
or simply
`480=2^5xx3xx5`