Prime factors of 5342

The prime factors are: 2, 2671
Prime Factor Decomposition or Prime Factorization is the process of finding which prime numbers can be multiplied together to make the original number. 5342 divided by 2, 2671 gives no remainder. This means Prime number are numbers that can divide without remainder.

How to Calculate Prime Factorization of 5342?

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

\(5342\div \color{red}{2} = 2671\)
\(2671\div \color{red}{2671} = 1\)

Factorize\( (5342) = \) \(2\times 2671\)

Factor Tree of 5342

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22671
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