PRIME FACTORIZATION OF 15 USING EXPONENTS

15=3¹*5¹

_______+5,277-9,387=2,240

To find the prime factorization of a number using exponents, follow these steps:

Step 1: Begin with the number you want to factorize.

Step 2: Divide the number by the smallest prime number that divides into it evenly. In this case, start with the number 15 itself.

Step 3: The smallest prime number that divides evenly into 15 is 3. Therefore, you can write 15 as 3 × 5.

Step 4: If the result of the division in step 3 is not a prime number, repeat the process of dividing by the smallest prime number that divides evenly until you reach a prime number.

Step 5: Since 5 is a prime number, the prime factorization of 15 is 3^1 * 5^1.

So, the prime factorization of 15 using exponents is 3^1 * 5^1.