Question

Determine the prime factorisation of the following positive integer:

58500

Answer 1

5	58500
5	11700
5	2340
2	468
2	234
3	117
3	39
13	13
	1

58500 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 5 × 5 × 5 × 13

∴ 58500 = 2² × 3² × 5³ × 13