Question

What is the prime factorization of 32?

Answer 1

Answer:

  2^5

Step-by-step explanation:

Keep dividing by primes until you can't anymore. The numbers you divided by are the prime factors. The only one you need is 2.

  32 = 2·16 = 2·2·8 = 2·2·2·4 = 2·2·2·2·2

  32 = 2^5