Question

What is the prime factorization of 96? 8 · 12 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 · 3 25 · 3 25 · 32

Answer 1

`2^5*3`

Explanation:

`96\\\\=2*48\\\\=2*2*24\\\\=2*2*2*12\\\\=2*2*2*2*6\\\\=2*2*2*2*2*3\\\\=2^(5)*3`

Answer 2

2^5 *3

Explanation:

You can solve this multiple ways but should get 2^5*3