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The error is that 9 shouldnt be written as nine it should be written as 3x3 or 3^2. So the answer should be 2^3 x 3^2 because 9 can be divided into even more prime factors of 72.

Nine can still be divided by 3 and 3, so you can keep add them to the chart. Then, multiply 2x2x2x3x3 to get 72.