Question

Express 8 as a product of prime factors in index form

Answer 1

8 = 2^3

Explanation:

8 = 4*2

4 is not a prime number so we break 4 into 2*2 and replace it

8 = 2*2*2

All of these are prime

We see there are three 2's multiplied together, that means 2 is the base and 3 is the exponent

8 = 2^3

2^3 is index form