36= 3x12, 3 is a prime number
12=2x6, 2 is a prime number
6=2x3, 2 and 3 are both prime numbers
Now all the prime numbers need to be put together like this:
2x2x3x3
And if it was simplified, it would be
2^2 x 3^2
( 2 squared multiplied by 3 squared )
