Exercise 51 Page 19

The expression 2^3, or 2 to the third power, can be written as the product of three 2 terms. Similarly, the expression 11^2, or 11 to the second power, can be written as the product of two 11 terms.

2^3 * 11^2 * 13

a^3=a* a* a

2 * 2 * 2 * 11^2 * 13

PowToProdTwoFac

a^2=a* a

2 * 2 * 2 * 11 * 11 * 13

Multiply

Multiply

12 584

The prime factorization 2^3*11^2*13 represents the number 12 584.