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Question from jeff, a parent: find the prime factorization and use exponential notation for 432 |
Hi Jeff,
I am going to illustrate with 380.
I can see that 380 is divisible by 10 which is 2 × 5 so
380 = 2 × 5 × 38
But 38 is 2 × 19 and 19 is a prime so
380 = 2 × 5 × 2 × 19 = 22 × 5 × 19
I hope this helps,
Penny
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