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Numbers in the factor tree are circled to indicate that they are prime numbers, which serve as terminal leaves and cannot be broken down further in this procedure.
Conditions: A branch is continued only if the current number is composite.; A branch stops once the current number is prime.
Numbers in the factor tree are circled to indicate that they are prime numbers, which serve as terminal leaves and cannot be broken down further in this procedure.
Conditions: A branch is continued only if the current number is composite.; A branch stops once the current number is prime.