Prime factors of 55184

The prime factors are: 2, 2, 2, 2, 3449
Prime Factor Decomposition or Prime Factorization is the process of finding which prime numbers can be multiplied together to make the original number. 55184 divided by 2, 2, 2, 2, 3449 gives no remainder. This means Prime number are numbers that can divide without remainder.

How to Calculate Prime Factorization of 55184?

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

\(55184\div \color{red}{2} = 27592\)
\(27592\div \color{red}{2} = 13796\)
\(13796\div \color{red}{2} = 6898\)
\(6898\div \color{red}{2} = 3449\)
\(3449\div \color{red}{3449} = 1\)

Factorize\( (55184) = \) \(2\times 2\times 2\times 2\times 3449\)