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Which of the following shows the prime factorization of 72 using exponential notation?22.3223.322.6²8.9

Which of the following shows the prime factorization of 72 using exponential notation-example-1
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To find the prime factorization of 72 let's do our factor tree:

As we can see, we have two times the number 3, and three times the number 2, which means that 72 can be written as


72=2^3\cdot3^2^{}

Final answer:


72=2^3\cdot3^2

Which of the following shows the prime factorization of 72 using exponential notation-example-1
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