Question

Which of the numbers 726 and 938, when expressed as factors has greater power of 2?
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The prime factorisation of 726 and 938 are given below.
$726=\left(2\right)\times \left(3\right)\times \left(11\right)\times \left(11\right)$

$\Rightarrow 726=2^1\times 3^1\times {11}^2$

$938=\left(2\right)\times \left(7\right)\times \left(67\right)$

$\Rightarrow 938=2^1\times 7^1\times 67$

Both have the same powers of 2 which is 1.