can u find for me the prime factorization of 25 with an exponent
2006-09-05 11:30:53 · 4 answers · asked by candela200539 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
5^2.
2006-09-05 11:35:14 · answer #1 · answered by Rance D 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You seem to be having trouble with the definitions. "Prime factorization": every whole number can be reduced to a product of prime numbers--and prime numbers cannot be reduced. what numbers multiply together to make 25? Are they prime--or can you make them by multiplication, too?
"Exponent": An exponent after a number just means "multiply this many of these together." For example, the exponent "2" after the number 3 means 3*3=9. When you find the prime factorization of a number, sometimes the same prime comes up more than once. In this case, you can group the same primes together and use exponents to write them all shorthand. For example, 27=3*3*3=3 with the exponent 3.
2006-09-05 18:51:11 · answer #2 · answered by Benjamin N 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
5 to the 2nd
25 factors into 5 - 5
as an exponent it would be 5 to the 2nd
which happens to be 25
2006-09-05 18:48:00 · answer #3 · answered by jennifermlayne 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
5 squared???
2006-09-05 18:35:13 · answer #4 · answered by JCman2010 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋