Monday, October 15, 2012

Prime Power Factorization

Introduction For Prime Power Factorization:

Prime factorization is the method of expressing a number as the product of powers of prime
Example : Let us consider the number 162.
162 can be written as 81 x 2
81 is not a prime number and can be written as
This is called prime power factorization. We have expressed the number as a power of prime numbers
81 = 9 x 9

162 = 9 X 9 X 2

But 9 is not a prime number and can be written as 3 x 3

so 81 = 3 x 3 x 3 x 3

Hence 162 = 2 x 3 x 3 x 3 x 3

This can be expressed in powers of 2 and 3 ss below     

81 = `3^(4)`

162 = `2^(1)` x `3^(4)`

Thus we have expressed 162 as a product of powers of prime numbers 2 and 3. This is called prime power factorization.

Steps for Finding Prime Power Factorization:

Step 1: Its is like normal prime factor factorization, first find possibilities factors for given numbers.The process of finding power factors is called prime power factorization.
example: 27
27=3*9
27=3*3*3   prime factors =3*3*3   

Step 2: After finding factors we have to arrange the  numbers with powers.
Example  prime factors of 140
140=2*2*5*7
=22*5*7

Step 3: Then arranging multiply the power factors and the power factors of given numbers is found.
Example prime numbers 625
625=5*5*5*5 .
=54 are prime power factorization


Example Problems for Prime Power Factorization:

Example 1: Find prime power factors for 100.

Solution:
100÷2 = 50
50÷2 = 25
25÷5 = 5
5÷5=1

the prime factors are 2, 2, 5, 5
then prime power factors of 100= 2²*5².

Example 2: Find prime power factors for 48.

Solution: Starting with 2

48 = 24 * 2
= 12 * 2 * 2
= 6 * 2 * 2 * 2
= 3 * 2*2*2*2
prime number 3 so that's as far as we can go:
48 = 3 * 2*2*2*2

prime power factors of 48 = 24 * 32

Example 3: Find the prime power factors of 540.

Solution:

540÷2=2*270
270÷2=2*135
135÷3=3*45
45÷3=3*15
15÷3=3*5

so, the prime power factors of 2*2*3*3*3*5 =22*33*5

Example 4: Find the prime power factors of 125.

Solution:

125÷5=5*25
25÷5=5*5

so, the prime power factors of 5*5*5 =53

Example 5: Find the prime power factors of 220.

Solution:

220÷2=2*110
110÷2=2*55
55÷5=5*11

so, the prime power factors of 2*2*5*11 =22*5*11

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