Prime factors of 542

The prime factors are: 2, 271
Prime Factor Decomposition or Prime Factorization is the process of finding which prime numbers can be multiplied together to make the original number. 542 divided by 2, 271 gives no remainder. This means Prime number are numbers that can divide without remainder.

How to Calculate Prime Factorization of 542?

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

\(542\div \color{red}{2} = 271\)
\(271\div \color{red}{271} = 1\)

Factorize\( (542) = \) \(2\times 271\)