Prime factors of 55149

The prime factors are: 3, 31, 593
Prime Factor Decomposition or Prime Factorization is the process of finding which prime numbers can be multiplied together to make the original number. 55149 divided by 3, 31, 593 gives no remainder. This means Prime number are numbers that can divide without remainder.

How to Calculate Prime Factorization of 55149?

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

\(55149\div \color{red}{3} = 18383\)
\(18383\div \color{red}{31} = 593\)
\(593\div \color{red}{593} = 1\)

Factorize\( (55149) = \) \(3\times 31\times 593\)