Question

How 54 can be written as a product of its prime factors?

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

Answer 1

The correct option is D $2\times 3\times 3\times 3$

$\begin{array}{cc}2& 54\\ 3& 27\\ 3& 9\\ 3& 3\\ & 1\end{array}\text{54 as a product of its prime factors}=2\times 3\times 3\times 3$