Question

Express 60 as the product of prime factors in ascending order in index form

Answer 1

Answer:

2 is a prime number so we don't need to break the 2's down any more. Instead we break 15 down. 15 doesn't divide by 2 so we try the next prime number: 3 Divide 15 by 3 to get 15 = 5 x 3, and so 60 = 5 x 3 x 2 x 2. Now we collect the factors, so our final answer is 60 = 5 x 3 x 22.

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