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To factor \( x^{4} - 256 \), we can recognize that it is a difference of squares. We can express it as \( (x^{2})^{2} - (16)^{2} \), which factors into \( (x^{2} - 16)(x^{2} + 16) \). Now, we can further factor \( x^{2} - 16 \) since it is also a difference of squares: \( x^{2} - 16 = (x - 4)(x + 4) \). The term \( x^{2} + 16 \) does not factor over the real numbers but can be factored over the complex numbers as \( (x - 4i)(x + 4i) \), where \( i \) is the imaginary unit. So, the complete factorization of \( x^{4} - 256 \) is: \[ (x - 4)(x + 4)(x^{2} + 16) \] or, if factoring over the complex numbers, \[ (x - 4)(x + 4)(x - 4i)(x + 4i). \]
