Question

What are the prime factors of 1600

Answer 1

1600 Let us divide into it with small numbers, let us say 2.

2 / 1600
2 / 800
2 / 400
2 / 200
2 / 100
2 / 50
5 / 25
5 / 5
/ 1

= 2*2*2*2*2*5*5. Well the prime factors are 2 and 5.

Answer 2

The prime factors of 1,600 are: 2 to the 6th power and 5 to the 2nd power. Those are called exponents when it's "to the power" of something.

Hope I helped!

- Amber