What is the prime factorization of 96? write your answer using exponents. example 3^7 * 2 * means multiply

For this problem you would do the exponent first.

3^7 x 2

3 x 3 x 3 x 3 x 3 x 3 x 3 x 3
  9 x 3 x 3 x 3 x 3 x 3 x 3
      27 x 3 x 3 x 3 x 3 
         81 x 3 x 3 x 3
              243 x 3
             729 x 2
             = 1, 458

So the answer is 1, 458.

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- Shelly O