Question

express 60 as the product of its prime factors. Write the prime factors in ascending order and give your answer in index form

Answer 1

2.2.3.5 = 60 are the prime factors in ascending order

Answer 2

Given:

Express 60 as the product of its prime factors.

To Find:

Write the prime factors in ascending order and give your answer in index form.

Solution:

Prime factorization of 60 can be find out by:

First divide 60 by prime number by 2:

60 = 2 ×30

Again divide 30 by prime number by 2:

60 = 2 ×2 ×15

Now divide 15 by prime number by 3:

∴60 = 2 ×2 ×3 ×5

Above multiplication is the prime factorization of 60. But here 2 is multiply by 2 times. So:

∴60 = 2² ×3 ×5

60 is written as the prime factors in ascending order:

60 = 2 ×2 ×3 ×5

60 is written as the prime factors in ascending order in index form:

60 = 2² ×3 ×5