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Which of the following represents the prime factorization of 72?

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Answer:

2^3 3^2

Explanation:

User Remy Grandin
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If you would like to write the prime factorization of 72, you can do this using the following steps:

72 / 2 = 36
36 / 2 = 18
18 / 2 = 9
9 / 3 = 3
3 / 3 = 1

72 = 2 * 2 * 2 * 3 * 3 = 2^3 * 3^2

The correct result would be 2 * 2 * 2 * 3 * 3.
User Ekim Boran
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