How do you simplify 618+350?

1 Answer
Jun 6, 2016

332

Explanation:

Consider 18 and 50 as products of primes:

18=2×9=2×32 and 50=2×25=2×52

This means that

18=2×32=232=32

and similarly, 50=52.

Thus, 618+350 can be simplified as such:
618+350 = 6(32)+3(52)=182+152=332