SOLUTION: What is the highest power of 2 that divides exactly into 1000000?

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Question 1176418: What is the highest power of 2 that divides exactly into 1000000?
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Answer: 2%5E6
explanation:
2 is a factor of 10, and 1000000=10%5E6
1000000++=%282%2A5%29%5E6
1000000=2%5E6%2A5%5E6

So the highest power of 2 that divides 1000000 is 2%5E6