Prime factors of 13242
The prime factors are: 2, 3, 2207
Prime Factor Decomposition or Prime Factorization is the process of finding which prime numbers can be multiplied together to make the original number. 13242 divided by 2, 3, 2207 gives no remainder. This means Prime number are numbers that can divide without remainder.
How to Calculate Prime Factorization of 13242?
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 \( (2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, 43, 47, 53, 59, 61, 67, 71, ...) \).
\(13242\div \color{red}{2} = 6621\)
\(6621\div \color{red}{3} = 2207\)
\(2207\div \color{red}{2207} = 1\)
Factorize\( (13242) = \) \(2\times 3\times 2207\)
Factor Tree of 13242
| 13242 | | |
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| 2 | | 6621 | |
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| 3 | | 2207 |
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