Question

5. Expresss 12,600 as a product of it's prime factors.​

Answer 1

Below in bold.

Explanation:

To do this we keep dividing by successive primes, using the lowest prime that divides exactly.

2) 12600

2) 6300

2) 3150

3) 1575

3) 525

5) 175

5) 35

7 <---we end up with a prime number so tha's the end of the process

So, 12,600 = 2*2*2*3*3*5*5*7 or 2^3*3^2*5^2*7.