Prime factors of 21155
The prime factors are: 5, 4231
Prime Factor Decomposition or Prime Factorization is the process of finding which prime numbers can be multiplied together to make the original number. 21155 divided by 5, 4231 gives no remainder. This means Prime number are numbers that can divide without remainder.
How to Calculate Prime Factorization of 21155?
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 \( (2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, 43, 47, 53, 59, 61, 67, 71, ...) \).
\(21155\div \color{red}{5} = 4231\)
\(4231\div \color{red}{4231} = 1\)
Factorize\( (21155) = \) \(5\times 4231\)
Factor Tree of 21155
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| 5 | | 4231 |
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