Prime factors of 2005

The prime factors are: 5, 401
Prime Factor Decomposition or Prime Factorization is the process of finding which prime numbers can be multiplied together to make the original number. 2005 divided by 5, 401 gives no remainder. This means Prime number are numbers that can divide without remainder.

How to Calculate Prime Factorization of 2005?

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

\(2005\div \color{red}{5} = 401\)
\(401\div \color{red}{401} = 1\)

Factorize\( (2005) = \) \(5\times 401\)

Factor Tree of 2005

2005
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If you want to learn more about prime factorization, take a look at the Wikipedia page.
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