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What’s a equivalent expression using prime factorization for the number 254

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So prime factorization is what it seems, finding the prime factors of a number. Using prime factorization, we can break down 254 as such:


\underbrace{254}_{\boxed{2*127}}

Since 2 and 127 are prime, the prime factorization of 254 is 2 × 127.

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