Prime factors of 55199

The prime factors are: 17, 17, 191
Prime Factor Decomposition or Prime Factorization is the process of finding which prime numbers can be multiplied together to make the original number. 55199 divided by 17, 17, 191 gives no remainder. This means Prime number are numbers that can divide without remainder.

How to Calculate Prime Factorization of 55199?

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

\(55199\div \color{red}{17} = 3247\)
\(3247\div \color{red}{17} = 191\)
\(191\div \color{red}{191} = 1\)

Factorize\( (55199) = \) \(17\times 17\times 191\)

Factor Tree of 55199

55199
173247
17191
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