Prime factors of 1042

The prime factors are: 2, 521
Prime Factor Decomposition or Prime Factorization is the process of finding which prime numbers can be multiplied together to make the original number. 1042 divided by 2, 521 gives no remainder. This means Prime number are numbers that can divide without remainder.

How to Calculate Prime Factorization of 1042?

The main method of prime factorization is start dividing the number by the any divisible prime numbers until the only numbers left are prime numbers \( (2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, 43, 47, 53, 59, 61, 67, 71, ...) \).

\(1042\div \color{red}{2} = 521\)
\(521\div \color{red}{521} = 1\)

Factorize\( (1042) = \) \(2\times 521\)