Answer:
2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 x 3
Explanation:
Since 144 is an even number, we can first break it down like so:
144 = 72 x 2
Because 2 is a prime number.
We can further break it down like so:
144 = 36 x 2 x 2
144 = 18 x 2 x 2 x 2
144 = 9 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2
144 = 3 x 3 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2
Putting the numbers in order, 144 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 x 3