Question

Express 250 as the product of exponents through prime factorization.

• A. $2^1\times 5^2$
• B. $2^1\times 5^3$
• C. $5^3$
• D. $2^1\times 5^4$

Answer 1

The correct option is B $2^1\times 5^3$

$\begin{array}{cc}2& 250\\ 5& 125\\ 5& 25\\ 5& 5\\ & 1\end{array}$
$\Rightarrow$250 = $2^1\times 5^3$