Prime factors of 2760

The prime factors are: 2, 2, 2, 3, 5, 23
Prime Factor Decomposition or Prime Factorization is the process of finding which prime numbers can be multiplied together to make the original number. 2760 divided by 2, 2, 2, 3, 5, 23 gives no remainder. This means Prime number are numbers that can divide without remainder.

How to Calculate Prime Factorization of 2760?

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

\(2760\div \color{red}{2} = 1380\)
\(1380\div \color{red}{2} = 690\)
\(690\div \color{red}{2} = 345\)
\(345\div \color{red}{3} = 115\)
\(115\div \color{red}{5} = 23\)
\(23\div \color{red}{23} = 1\)

Factorize\( (2760) = \) \(2\times 2\times 2\times 3\times 5\times 23\)

Factor Tree of 2760

2760
21380
2690
2345
3115
523
If you want to learn more about prime factorization, take a look at the Wikipedia page.
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