Prime factors of 21968

The prime factors are: 2, 2, 2, 2, 1373
Prime Factor Decomposition or Prime Factorization is the process of finding which prime numbers can be multiplied together to make the original number. 21968 divided by 2, 2, 2, 2, 1373 gives no remainder. This means Prime number are numbers that can divide without remainder.

How to Calculate Prime Factorization of 21968?

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

\(21968\div \color{red}{2} = 10984\)
\(10984\div \color{red}{2} = 5492\)
\(5492\div \color{red}{2} = 2746\)
\(2746\div \color{red}{2} = 1373\)
\(1373\div \color{red}{1373} = 1\)

Factorize\( (21968) = \) \(2\times 2\times 2\times 2\times 1373\)