Which is the prime factorization of 72?

A.
23 • 32

B.
23 • 33

C.
23 • 34

D.
24 • 33

Question

Which is the prime factorization of 72?	
 
 A.
23 • 32
 
 B.
23 • 33
 
 C.
23 • 34
 
 D.
24 • 33

zpupster · Answer

do you know what a prime number is??

anonymous · Answer

ya but i really just want the answer

debbieg · Answer

So do the prime factorization of 72.

zpupster · Answer

2 of the answers can be eliminated by knowing the definition of a prime number.
which 2

anonymous · Answer

can i please just have the answer

hartnn · Answer

Naah, this is not a free answering service. This is a learning site.

debbieg · Answer

@zpupster, those are powers of 2 and 3. It threw me off at first too, since there are no indications of exponents; but then I realized that's because it's just a quick c&p of the answer choices. Otherwise, none of the answers would be correct! lol