Question

when asked to write to the prime factorization of the number 27, a student wrote 9 x 3. explain the error and write the correct answer.

Answer 1

it'snot a series of prime numbers being multiplied together. 9 is not prime, it is 3x3, so for the prime factorization you would want 3x3x3 or 3^3

Answer 2

Answer: The error is that 9 is a composite number. The correct answer is 27= 3 x 3 x 3

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