Prime factors of 31831

The prime factors are: 139, 229
Prime Factor Decomposition or Prime Factorization is the process of finding which prime numbers can be multiplied together to make the original number. 31831 divided by 139, 229 gives no remainder. This means Prime number are numbers that can divide without remainder.

How to Calculate Prime Factorization of 31831?

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

\(31831\div \color{red}{139} = 229\)
\(229\div \color{red}{229} = 1\)

Factorize\( (31831) = \) \(139\times 229\)