Prime factors of 17280

The prime factors are: 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 5
Prime Factor Decomposition or Prime Factorization is the process of finding which prime numbers can be multiplied together to make the original number. 17280 divided by 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 5 gives no remainder. This means Prime number are numbers that can divide without remainder.

How to Calculate Prime Factorization of 17280?

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

\(17280\div \color{red}{2} = 8640\)
\(8640\div \color{red}{2} = 4320\)
\(4320\div \color{red}{2} = 2160\)
\(2160\div \color{red}{2} = 1080\)
\(1080\div \color{red}{2} = 540\)
\(540\div \color{red}{2} = 270\)
\(270\div \color{red}{2} = 135\)
\(135\div \color{red}{3} = 45\)
\(45\div \color{red}{3} = 15\)
\(15\div \color{red}{3} = 5\)
\(5\div \color{red}{5} = 1\)

Factorize\( (17280) = \) \(2\times 2\times 2\times 2\times 2\times 2\times 2\times 3\times 3\times 3\times 5\)

Factor Tree of 17280

17280
28640
24320
22160
21080
2540
2270
2135
345
315
35
If you want to learn more about prime factorization, take a look at the Wikipedia page.
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