Question

Which is the prime factorization of 72?

A.
23 • 32

B.
23 • 33

C.
23 • 34

D.
24 • 33

Answer 1

do you know what a prime number is??

Answer 2

ya but i really just want the answer

Answer 3

So do the prime factorization of 72.

Answer 4

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

Answer 5

can i please just have the answer

Answer 6

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

Answer 7

@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