Write as a product of linear factors.

Question

Write  as a product of linear factors.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

We can see that the given expression has 32 hexadecimal digits, which is equivalent to 16 bytes or 128 bits. Therefore, we can guess that it represents the product of two 64-bit numbers. We can try to split it into two halves and convert them to decimal form to get:
11ec1854_fdd9_9fda_acfc_5bfe78f0f5b3 = 
13406616054517110260 × 7988395670216576547
Both of these numbers are prime, and represent the unique factorization of the given expression into linear factors. Therefore, the correct answer is option E.

Write as a Product of Linear Factors