Prime factors of 4989
The prime factors are: 3, 1663
Prime Factor Decomposition or Prime Factorization is the process of finding which prime numbers can be multiplied together to make the original number. 4989 divided by 3, 1663 gives no remainder. This means Prime number are numbers that can divide without remainder.
How to Calculate Prime Factorization of 4989?
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 \( (2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, 43, 47, 53, 59, 61, 67, 71, ...) \).
\(4989\div \color{red}{3} = 1663\)
\(1663\div \color{red}{1663} = 1\)
Factorize\( (4989) = \) \(3\times 1663\)
Factor Tree of 4989
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| 3 | | 1663 |
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