In order to find the prime factors, whose product equals 56, we need to break down 56 into its basic components. Always begin with dividing the number by a prime factor to make the calculation easier. Since we know that 56 is an even number, we can begin with dividing 56 by 2 to break it down. 56 ÷ 2 = 28 We repeat the same with 28 now. Since we know that 28 is divisible by 7 and since 7 is a prime number, we can directly divide 28 by 7. 28 ÷ 7 = 4 Since we know that 4 is a product of 2 times 2, so we can just rewrite it as 4 = 2 × 2 Finally we multiply these prime factors to each other 56 = 2 × 7 × 2 × 2 Thus, giving us the product of prime factors for 56.