Express 48 as a product of prime numbers using exponents.

2 x 3 x 2^3
2^2 x 3 x 4
3 x 4^2
2^4 x 3

48 can be expressed as a product of prime numbers using exponents as 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 or 2^4 x 3.