Prime factors of 32332

The prime factors are: 2, 2, 59, 137
Prime Factor Decomposition or Prime Factorization is the process of finding which prime numbers can be multiplied together to make the original number. 32332 divided by 2, 2, 59, 137 gives no remainder. This means Prime number are numbers that can divide without remainder.

How to Calculate Prime Factorization of 32332?

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

\(32332\div \color{red}{2} = 16166\)
\(16166\div \color{red}{2} = 8083\)
\(8083\div \color{red}{59} = 137\)
\(137\div \color{red}{137} = 1\)

Factorize\( (32332) = \) \(2\times 2\times 59\times 137\)