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Find the prime factorization of 196. Use a method of your choice. List your final answer

using exponents.

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Positive Integer factors of 196 = 2, 4, 7, 28, 196 divided by 2, 2, 7, 7, gives no remainder. If we put all of it together we have the factors 2 x 2 x 7 x 7 = 196. It can also be written in exponential form as 22 x 72.

(I got all of this from google so i hope it’s right!)
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