Prime factorization refers to the process of decomposing a given number into a product of prime numbers that can be repeated or not.
Let's remember that prime numbers are numbers that can only be divided by 1 or itself.v Having this in mind we have that the prime factorization of 66 is:
![66=(2)(3)(11)](https://img.qammunity.org/2023/formulas/mathematics/college/zu5mfcnqv7imsri20nchd3xaejgms0mswx.png)