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4MA1/2HR Jun 2025, Question 2: Prime Factorization

Pearson Edexcel International GCSE Mathematics A 4MA1 · Paper 2HR (Higher) · Calculator · 3 marks

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The question, in short

Express 1400 as a multiplication of prime factors written with exponents, and display the method used to obtain it.

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Solution · 3 marks

  1. 11400 = 2 × 700
  2. 2700 = 2 × 350
  3. 3350 = 2 × 175
  4. 4175 = 5 × 35 = 5 × 5 × 7
  5. 51400 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 5 × 7
  6. 6= 2³ × 5² × 7

Answer2³ × 5² × 7

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