express 200 as the product of its prime factors?

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express 200 as the product of its prime factors?

2007-05-16 07:43:04 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics

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200 = 8 * 25 = 2^3 * 5^2

2007-05-16 07:45:46 · answer #1 · answered by holdm 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋

Start by dividing 200 by 2 :

200/2 = 100

200 = 2 x 100 = 2 x 2 x 100/2
200 = 2 x 2 x 50 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 50/2
200 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 25
200 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 5 x 25/5
200 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 5 x 5

2007-05-16 07:53:28 · answer #2 · answered by diomil h 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋

200/5 = 40
40/5 = 8
8 = 2³
Answer: 2³ * 5²

2007-05-16 08:10:37 · answer #3 · answered by steiner1745 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

200=2*2 *2*5*5

2007-05-16 07:47:16 · answer #4 · answered by ironduke8159 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋