Prime factors of 53873

The prime factors are: 17, 3169
Prime Factor Decomposition or Prime Factorization is the process of finding which prime numbers can be multiplied together to make the original number. 53873 divided by 17, 3169 gives no remainder. This means Prime number are numbers that can divide without remainder.

How to Calculate Prime Factorization of 53873?

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

\(53873\div \color{red}{17} = 3169\)
\(3169\div \color{red}{3169} = 1\)

Factorize\( (53873) = \) \(17\times 3169\)