Prime factors of 16006

The prime factors are: 2, 53, 151
Prime Factor Decomposition or Prime Factorization is the process of finding which prime numbers can be multiplied together to make the original number. 16006 divided by 2, 53, 151 gives no remainder. This means Prime number are numbers that can divide without remainder.

How to Calculate Prime Factorization of 16006?

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 \( (2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, 43, 47, 53, 59, 61, 67, 71, ...) \).

\(16006\div \color{red}{2} = 8003\)
\(8003\div \color{red}{53} = 151\)
\(151\div \color{red}{151} = 1\)

Factorize\( (16006) = \) \(2\times 53\times 151\)