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The Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic says a factorization into primes is:

AUnstable
BUnique
CUneven
DUnlimited
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Unique
1. Different routes may find the factors in a different order. 2. But the collection of primes never changes. 3. The prime factorization is unique. _Source: OpenStax, Contemporary Mathematics, Ch 3 'Real Number Systems and Number Theory'_
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