Prime Factorization by the Ladder Method:
16,000 is divisible by 2, 16,000/2 = 8,000
8,000 is divisible by 2, 8,000/2 = 4,000
4,000 is divisible by 2, 4,000/2 = 2,000
2,000 is divisible by 2, 2,000/2 = 1,000
1,000 is divisible by 2, 1,000/2 = 500
500 is divisible by 2, 500/2 = 250
250 is divisible by 2, 250/2 = 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 16,000: 16,000 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 5 x 5 x 5
Prime Factorization of 16,000 in Exponential Form: 16,000 = 27 x 53
Prime Factorization of 16,000
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