Prime Factorization of 100

Prime Factorization of 100
What are the prime factors of 100?

The prime factors of 100 are the prime numbers that can be divided into 100 exactly, with no remainder. The prime factorization of 100 is the list of prime factors of 100.

If you multiply all the prime factors of 100 you will get 100.

To find all the prime factors of 100, divide it by the lowest prime number possible.

Then divide that result by the lowest prime number possible. Keep doing this until the result itself is a prime number.

The prime factorization of 100 will be all the prime numbers you used to divide, in addition to the last result, which is a prime number.

The math and the solutions to prime factorization of 100 is as follows:

100 / 2 = 50
50 / 2 = 25
25 / 5 = 5

2 x 2 x 5 x 5

NOTE: The solution above must be correct, because they are all prime numbers and if you multiply them together you will find that they equal 100.

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