Question

Rewrite the expression as a product of identical factors to find the product for 10032
. Submit your answer in simplified form.



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To rewrite the expression for \( 10032 \) as a product of identical factors, we first need to factor the number.

Let's find the prime factorization of \( 10032 \).

  1. Divide by 2: \[ 10032 \div 2 = 5016 \]
  2. Divide by 2 again: \[ 5016 \div 2 = 2508 \]
  3. Divide by 2 again: \[ 2508 \div 2 = 1254 \]
  4. Divide by 2 again: \[ 1254 \div 2 = 627 \]
  5. Divide by 3 (next prime): \[ 627 \div 3 = 209 \]
  6. Divide 209 by its prime factors (it is \( 11 \times 19 \)):
    • \( 209 = 11 \times 19 \)

Now, compiling all the factors: \[ 10032 = 2^4 \times 3^1 \times 11^1 \times 19^1 \]

Identifying the number of identical factors:

  • The \( 2^4 \) means you can express this as \( (2^2 \times 2^2) \) or \( (4 \times 4) \).

Now, let's rewrite \( 10032 \) in a simplified form: \[ 10032 = 16 \times 627 \]

To express \( 10032 \) as a product of identical factors, we can take the 16 (which is \( 2^4 \)). Thus, the product can be expressed as: \[ 10032 = 16 \times 3 \times 11 \times 19 \]

But the most straightforward representation for identical factors would be as: \[ 10032 = (4^2) \cdot (3 \cdot 11 \cdot 19) \]

Final answer discussing identical factors: We can simply state: \[ 10032 = (16) \cdot (627) \text{ thus can say } = (4 \cdot 4) \cdot (3 \cdot 11 \cdot 19) \]

Hence, the expression for \( 10032 \) as a product of identical factors can be \( (16) \) of \( 627 \).

In the format requested, the simplest form is: \[ \boxed{10032 = 16 \cdot 627} \]