2007-06-28 12:34:41 · 10 answers · asked by beachlover 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
Just factor 500 into two numbers, then keep breaking down each of these numbers into more and more factors until you have all prime numbers:
500
5 * 100
5 * (2 * 50)
5 * 2 * (5 * 10)
5 * 2 * (5 * 2 * 5)
So this is 2 * 2 * 5 * 5 * 5.
2007-06-28 12:37:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 0⤋
500
= 250 x 2
= 25 x 10 x 2
= 5 x 5 x 2 x 5 x 2
= 2 x 2 x 5 x 5 x 5
2007-06-28 12:43:29 · answer #2 · answered by 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
= 5 x 100
= 5 x 2 x 50
= 2 x 5 x 2 x 25
= 2² x 5 x 5²
= 2² x 5³
2007-07-02 07:50:17 · answer #3 · answered by Como 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can start dividing by five which is not only prime, it's Angus (Kobe is actually 23, not 17 as often claimed). Then divide by five again. And just keep going, until you get 5 X 5 X 5 X 2 X 2 X 1 X 1 X 1 X 1 X 1 X 1 X 1 X 1 X 1 X 1 X 1 X 1 X 1 X 1 X 1 X 1 X 1 X 1 X 1 X 1 X ¶^0
2007-06-28 12:51:55 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is called "prime factorization" ... breaking the number down into prime numbers.
The smallest prime number is 2. Since 500 is an even number, and 2 goes into every even number, begin with it. So, break 500 into different numbers, starting with 2.
Step 1) 2 * 250
Step 2) 2 * 2* 125
Step 3) 2 * 2 * 5 * 25
Step 4) 2 * 2 * 5 * 5 * 5
This answer is commonly written as 2^2 * 5^3.
2007-06-28 13:16:55 · answer #5 · answered by dwalon2 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. P=2, Q=3 2. 7 3. 11
2016-05-22 01:32:45 · answer #6 · answered by noel 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2*2*5*5*5. There!
2007-06-28 12:37:43 · answer #7 · answered by thedeej3269@sbcglobal.net 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
500=
5*10*10=
2^2*5^3
2007-06-28 12:40:22 · answer #8 · answered by telsaar 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
500=5*100=5*5*20=5*5*5*4
=5*5*5*2*2
2007-06-28 12:37:55 · answer #9 · answered by Kyle M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
500=5*100=5*10*10=5*5*2*5*2=5*5*5*2*2=2*2*5*5*5
2007-06-28 12:53:15 · answer #10 · answered by MAHAANIM07 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋