Prime factors of 16471

The prime factors are: 7, 13, 181
Prime Factor Decomposition or Prime Factorization is the process of finding which prime numbers can be multiplied together to make the original number. 16471 divided by 7, 13, 181 gives no remainder. This means Prime number are numbers that can divide without remainder.

How to Calculate Prime Factorization of 16471?

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

\(16471\div \color{red}{7} = 2353\)
\(2353\div \color{red}{13} = 181\)
\(181\div \color{red}{181} = 1\)

Factorize\( (16471) = \) \(7\times 13\times 181\)

Factor Tree of 16471

16471
72353
13181
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