Write the prime factorization of each number in e-g.
e. 25
f. 100
g. 16

Answers:

25 = 5*5 which is the same as 25 = 5^2

100 = 2*2*5*5 which is the same as 100 = 2^2*5^2

16 = 2*2*2*2 which is the same as 16 = 2^4

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Explanation:

To find the prime factorization of 25, we divide by prime numbers. We see that 25/2 = 12.5 isn't a whole number, and neither is 25/3 = 8.33 (approx). But 25/5 = 5 is a whole number. The result is a prime number so we can stop here. This shows that 25 = 5*5 = 5^2

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We'll do the same for 100 as well. Start with dividing over 2

100/2 = 50

50/2 = 25

we can't do 25/2 as mentioned earlier, but we can say 25/5 = 5

So basically 100 = 2*2*25 = 2*2*5*5 = 2^2*5^2

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The same will happen with 16 as well. We divide by 2 until we arrive at a prime number result

16/2 = 8

8/2 = 4

4/2 = 2

We have three 2's as denominators and that last result 2 is included in the set of prime factors as well to say 16 = 2*2*2*2 = 2^4

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The factor tree for each is shown below. For something like 100, there are a few ways to draw out the tree. The same applies for 16 as well.

answer 1 : option "c"

answer 2 : option "d"

answer 3 : option "b"

answer 4 : option "d"

answer 5 : option "b"

answer 6 : option "a"

answer 7 : option "c"

answer 8 : option "d"

answer 9 : option "c"

answer 10 : option "d"

answer 11 : option "c"

answer 12 option "b"

answer 13 option "c"

answer 14 option "c"

answer 15 option "d"

answer 16 option "a"

answer 17 option "b"

answer 18 option "c"

answer 19 option "a"

answer 20 option "a"

answer 21 option "c"

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