Prime factors of 13345
The prime factors are: 5, 17, 157
Prime Factor Decomposition or Prime Factorization is the process of finding which prime numbers can be multiplied together to make the original number. 13345 divided by 5, 17, 157 gives no remainder. This means Prime number are numbers that can divide without remainder.
How to Calculate Prime Factorization of 13345?
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 \( (2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, 43, 47, 53, 59, 61, 67, 71, ...) \).
\(13345\div \color{red}{5} = 2669\)
\(2669\div \color{red}{17} = 157\)
\(157\div \color{red}{157} = 1\)
Factorize\( (13345) = \) \(5\times 17\times 157\)
Factor Tree of 13345
| 13345 | | |
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| 5 | | 2669 | |
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| 17 | | 157 |
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