Find the prime factorization of 70 .
A) $7 \cdot 3 \cdot 5$
B) $8 \cdot 2 \cdot 5$
C) $2 \cdot 7 \cdot 5$
D) $2 \cdot 7 \cdot 6$
E) $1 \cdot 5 \cdot 7$

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We can start by dividing 70 by the smallest prime number, which is 2. We can divide 70 by 2 to get 35. Both 2 and 35 are not prime, so we can continue dividing 35 by 5 to get 7, which is a prime number. Therefore, the prime factorization of 70 is 2 × 5 × 7, which matches choice C.

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