How do you write the prime factorization of 100?

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David Drayer
Jan 11, 2017

2 xx 2 xx 5 xx 5 or 2^2 xx 5^5

Explanation:

100 can be factored into 10 xx 10 or 10^2

The exponent 2 indicated that there are two factors of 10

However 10 is not a prime number. ten can be factored into

2 xx 5 Since there are two factors of 10 there are two sets of

2 xx 5 so 2 xx 2 xx 5 xx 5 or 2^2 xx 5^5

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