alleryBy the unique factorization theorem, a number above 1 splits into primes in how many ways, ignoring order?
AExactly three
BMany ways
CExactly two
DOnly one way
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Only one way
Every integer above 1 has exactly one prime factorization apart from the order of factors.
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