Prime factors of 16012

The prime factors are: 2, 2, 4003
Prime Factor Decomposition or Prime Factorization is the process of finding which prime numbers can be multiplied together to make the original number. 16012 divided by 2, 2, 4003 gives no remainder. This means Prime number are numbers that can divide without remainder.

How to Calculate Prime Factorization of 16012?

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

\(16012\div \color{red}{2} = 8006\)
\(8006\div \color{red}{2} = 4003\)
\(4003\div \color{red}{4003} = 1\)

Factorize\( (16012) = \) \(2\times 2\times 4003\)