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Use exponents and prime factorization to factor:980

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Answer:


\large\boxed{980=2^2\cdot5\cdot7^2}

Explanation:


\begin{array}c980&2\\490&2\\245&5\\49&7\\7&7\\1\end{array}\\\\980=2\cdot2\cdot5\cdot7\cdot7=2^2\cdot5\cdot7^2

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