what is the longest factorization of 600 and how do you figure it out?

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2006-09-07 11:57:37 · 3 answers · asked by Sue 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics

600
= 6 * 100
= 2 * 3 * 100
= 2 * 3 * 10²
= 2 * 3 * (2*5)²
= 2^3 * 3 * 5^2

2006-09-07 12:14:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

600 /2= 300
300 /2= 150
150 /2= 75
75 /3= 25
25 /5= 5
5/ 5= 1

2x2x2x3x5x5

2006-09-07 19:13:15 · answer #2 · answered by Schorpe 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

600 = 2 * 2 * 3 * 5 * 5 or 2^2 * 3 * 5^2

2006-09-07 20:47:07 · answer #3 · answered by Sherman81 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋