What is a prime factorization?

Answer 1

Expressing an integer as a product of prime-number factors, such as 120 = 5x3x2x2x2

Answer 2

Prime factorization is when you express a numer into diffrent multiplications.Ask an adult for this help.All I can give you is this:
12 = 6x6

Answer 3

To pick up on what drwls said, in terms of prime factorization, we can also write the example given using exponents.

The prime factorization of 120 =

5 x 3 x 2^3, where 2 is raised to the third power.