Question

what are the prime factors of 144

Answer 1

144 = 12\(\times\)12 =(4\(\times\)3)\(\times\)(4\(\times\)3) = ((2\(\times\)2)\(\times\)3)\(\times\)((2\(\times\)2)\(\times\)3) = (2^4)(3^2)

Answer 2

In other words:\[144=2^4*3^2 \]

Answer 3

2 and 3 are both prime numbers.