Question

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

Answer 1

96
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8 • 12
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4 • 2 • 4 • 3
/ \ / \
2 2 2 2
96 is 2•2•2•2•2•3 or 2^5•3