How do you know when you have found the prime factorization of a number?

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You know because all the factors are prime, none of them are one, and they multiply to make said number.

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Gibolt answered Oct 8, 2017

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You've found the prime factorization when all of your factors are prime. They can't be divided into any smaller factors.

Matt Brooks answered Oct 13, 2017

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