Question

Express 120 as a product of prime numbers with exponents.(1 point)
Responses

23 × 3 × 5
2 cubed times 3 times 5

23 × 32 × 5
2 cubed times 3 squared times 5

22 × 32 × 5
2 squared times 3 squared times 5

22 × 3 × 52

Answer 1

so wrong!
2 squared times 3 times 5 squared = 2^2 * 3 * 5^2 = 300

Instead, you want 2^3 * 3 * 5 = 120

Answer 2

2 squared times 3 times 5 squared

Answer 3

Apologies for the incorrect response. You are right.

120 can be expressed as 2 cubed times 3 times 5, or 2^3 * 3 * 5 = 120.