1) 252 can be expressed as a product of primes as : A) 2 x 2 x 3 x 3 x 7 B) 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 x 7 C) 3 x 3 x 3 x 3 x 7 D) 2 x 3 x 3 x 3 x 7 Answer: Option AExplanation: Clearly, 252 = 2 x 2 x 3 x 3 x 7.