Correct answer: A. 75
Explanation: Answer: A, 75. Prime factorisation means expressing a number as a product of prime numbers, with powers showing repeated factors. First evaluate the power: 5^2 = 5 × 5 = 25. Then multiply by 3: 3 × 25 = 75. Therefore, the required number is 75. Option A is correct because 75 = 3 × 5 × 5 = 3 × 5^2. Option B, 45, has factorisation 3^2 × 5, so the exponent of 3 is wrong and only one 5 is present. Option C, 90, equals 2 × 3^2 × 5 and contains the extra prime factor 2. Option D, 150, equals 2 × 3 × 5^2 and also contains an unwanted factor 2. Memory cue: calculate powers first, then multiply; do not confuse the exponent with multiplication by the exponent.