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number of times the prime number is written is the exponent. ? 2 x 2 can be expressed in exponent form: 22 ? 5 x 5 can be expressed as 52 ? Put it together, and 2 x 2 x 5 x 5 is more simply put as 22 x 52 Another Example 420 2 x 210 2 x 105 3 x 35 5 x 7 22 x 3 x 5 x 7 Try this on your own: 54 Answer: 2 x 33 Homework Time!