Using the birthday cake method, what is the prime factorization of 1350?

Order doesn't matter and I am asking about what numbers you got on the outside of the cake.

• 1, 3, 7, 10

• 4, 9, 15
• 2, 3, 3, 3, 5, 5

• 6, 10, 12

Looking at the pairs, what numbers will you write on the outside of the square root sign?

• 2 and 5

• 3 and 5

• 2 and 3

• 3

Simplify √48 using the birthday cake method.

• 6√2
• 2√12
• 8√3
• 4√3