Question

Give the prime factorization of each of the following numbers:
56

Answer 1

We will use the division method as shown below:

$\begin{array}{l}2\overline{)\text{56}}\\ 2\overline{)\text{28}}\\ 2\overline{)\text{14}}\\ \text{7}\end{array}$
∴ 56 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 7
= 2³×7