Prime factors of 1601
1601 is a prime because the only ways of writing it as a product, 1 × 1601 or 1601 × 1, therefore the prime factor is: 1601
Prime Factor Decomposition or Prime Factorization is the process of finding which prime numbers can be multiplied together to make the original number. 1601 divided by 1601 gives no remainder. This means Prime number are numbers that can divide without remainder.
How to Calculate Prime Factorization of 1601?
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 \( (2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, 43, 47, 53, 59, 61, 67, 71, ...) \).
\(1601\div \color{red}{1601} = 1\)
Factorize\( (1601) = \) \(1601\)
If you want to learn more about prime factorization, take a look at the Wikipedia page.
