List All the Factors of Number 500: A Step-by-Step Approach

Let's solve the problem step-by-step by performing prime factorization:

• Step 1: Begin with the number 500. The smallest prime number is 2, and 500 is even, so divide 500 by 2.
• $500 \div 2 = 250$. Now, 250 is still even, divide again by 2.
• $250 \div 2 = 125$. At this point, 125 is not divisible by 2 but by 5.
• $125 \div 5 = 25$. Continue with division by 5 as 25 is divisible by 5.
• $25 \div 5 = 5$. Finally, divide by 5 to get 1.
• The prime factors of 500 are therefore 2, 2, 5, 5, and 5.

Thus, the complete prime factorization of 500 is $2^2 \times 5^3$.

Consequently, these prime factors in multiplicity form are $5, 5, 5, 2, 2$.