Prime factors of 20024
The prime factors are: 2, 2, 2, 2503
Prime Factor Decomposition or Prime Factorization is the process of finding which prime numbers can be multiplied together to make the original number. 20024 divided by 2, 2, 2, 2503 gives no remainder. This means Prime number are numbers that can divide without remainder.
How to Calculate Prime Factorization of 20024?
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 \( (2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, 43, 47, 53, 59, 61, 67, 71, ...) \).
\(20024\div \color{red}{2} = 10012\)
\(10012\div \color{red}{2} = 5006\)
\(5006\div \color{red}{2} = 2503\)
\(2503\div \color{red}{2503} = 1\)
Factorize\( (20024) = \) \(2\times 2\times 2\times 2503\)
Factor Tree of 20024
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