Prime Factorization of 1,000,000,000,000

Prime Factorization by the Ladder Method:
1,000,000,000,000 is divisible by 2, 1,000,000,000,000/2 = 500,000,000,000
500,000,000,000 is divisible by 2, 500,000,000,000/2 = 250,000,000,000
250,000,000,000 is divisible by 2, 250,000,000,000/2 = 125,000,000,000
125,000,000,000 is divisible by 2, 125,000,000,000/2 = 62,500,000,000
62,500,000,000 is divisible by 2, 62,500,000,000/2 = 31,250,000,000
31,250,000,000 is divisible by 2, 31,250,000,000/2 = 15,625,000,000
15,625,000,000 is divisible by 2, 15,625,000,000/2 = 7,812,500,000
7,812,500,000 is divisible by 2, 7,812,500,000/2 = 3,906,250,000
3,906,250,000 is divisible by 2, 3,906,250,000/2 = 1,953,125,000
1,953,125,000 is divisible by 2, 1,953,125,000/2 = 976,562,500
976,562,500 is divisible by 2, 976,562,500/2 = 488,281,250
488,281,250 is divisible by 2, 488,281,250/2 = 244,140,625
244,140,625 is divisible by 5, 244,140,625/5 = 48,828,125
48,828,125 is divisible by 5, 48,828,125/5 = 9,765,625
9,765,625 is divisible by 5, 9,765,625/5 = 1,953,125
1,953,125 is divisible by 5, 1,953,125/5 = 390,625
390,625 is divisible by 5, 390,625/5 = 78,125
78,125 is divisible by 5, 78,125/5 = 15,625
15,625 is divisible by 5, 15,625/5 = 3,125
3,125 is divisible by 5, 3,125/5 = 625
625 is divisible by 5, 625/5 = 125
125 is divisible by 5, 125/5 = 25
25 is divisible by 5, 25/5 = 5
5 is a prime number
Prime Factorization of 1,000,000,000,000: 1,000,000,000,000 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 5 x 5 x 5 x 5 x 5 x 5 x 5 x 5 x 5 x 5 x 5 x 5
Prime Factorization of 1,000,000,000,000 in Exponential Form: 1,000,000,000,000 = 2¹² x 5¹²