Question

What is the prime factorization of 36 in expanded form?

Answer 1

36. 6•6=36. 3•2=6 3•2=6. So then 3 and 2 are your only prime numbers so it would be 2,2,3,3

Answer 2

Answer

=2²×3²

Explanation

Prime number that have only 2 factors, 1 and itself.

36÷2=18

18÷2=9

9÷3=3

3÷3=1

The prime numbers of 36 are:

2,2,3 and 3.

36 written in its prime factors is;

36 = 2×2×3×3

     =2²×3²