Prime factors of 21464

The prime factors are: 2, 2, 2, 2683
Prime Factor Decomposition or Prime Factorization is the process of finding which prime numbers can be multiplied together to make the original number. 21464 divided by 2, 2, 2, 2683 gives no remainder. This means Prime number are numbers that can divide without remainder.

How to Calculate Prime Factorization of 21464?

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

\(21464\div \color{red}{2} = 10732\)
\(10732\div \color{red}{2} = 5366\)
\(5366\div \color{red}{2} = 2683\)
\(2683\div \color{red}{2683} = 1\)

Factorize\( (21464) = \) \(2\times 2\times 2\times 2683\)