Prime Factorization and Exponents

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What is a prime number?

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A prime number is a natural number greater than 1 that has no positive divisors other than 1 and itself.

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List the first five prime numbers.

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2, 3, 5, 7, 11

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What is prime factorization?

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Prime factorization is the process of expressing a number as the product of its prime factors.

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What is the prime factorization of 30?

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2 x 3 x 5

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How do you express 2 x 2 x 2 using exponents?

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2^3

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What is the value of 5^2?

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25

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What is the prime factorization of 18?

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2 x 3^2

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What does it mean to write a number in expanded form?

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Writing a number in expanded form means expressing it as the sum of its parts, such as 5^3 = 5 x 5 x 5.

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What is the prime factorization of 12?

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2^2 x 3

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How many prime numbers are there between 10 and 20?

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There are 4 prime numbers: 11, 13, 17, 19.