Problem #WSP-000378

Problems Methods Mathematical induction

Problem

Prove that each natural number n2 can be uniquely written as a product of prime factors. More precisely, there are prime numbers p1,,ps such that n=p1ps. Moreover, if n=q1ql where q1,,ql, then s=l and after reordering we have q1=p1,,qs=ps. This is the fundamental theorem of arithmetic.