Explain why 5°•11* • 4° is not a prime factorization and find the prime factorization of the number.

Answer 1

Because a prime number (or a prime) is a natural number greater than 1 that cannot be formed by multiplying two smaller natural numbers.

5⁰ = 1

4⁰ = 1

These factors are not prime !

5°•11* • 4° = 11

11 is prime (rather than a composite number), so this is also the prime factorization of 11.

Answer 2

5*11*4 = 5*11*2*2 because 4 = 2*2

the result is 220