By the Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic, all number can be expressed as a product of prime numbers.
So naturally, lets divide 120 by an easy prime number.
We know that 120 is even, so lets try 2
120/2 = 60
lets keep dividing it by two until it becomes odd or prime
60/2 = 30
30/2 = 15
now lets see, what are some factors of 15?
Well the obvious ones are 3 and 5, both of which are prime. So now we can just count up how many times we divided it by 2
120/2 = 60
60/2 = 30
30/2 = 15
and 15 is just 3 x 5, so:
120=(23)×(3)×(5)
or
120 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 5
