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Write 256 as a product of prime factors

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256 -> 4 -> 2 & 2
-> 64 -> 8 & 8
8 -> 4 & 2
4 -> 2 & 2
8 -> 4 & 2
4 -> 2 & 2
(I hope this format makes sense) So you are left with 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 or
2^(8). I hope this helps!
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