Prime factors of 55524

The prime factors are: 2, 2, 3, 7, 661
Prime Factor Decomposition or Prime Factorization is the process of finding which prime numbers can be multiplied together to make the original number. 55524 divided by 2, 2, 3, 7, 661 gives no remainder. This means Prime number are numbers that can divide without remainder.

How to Calculate Prime Factorization of 55524?

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

\(55524\div \color{red}{2} = 27762\)
\(27762\div \color{red}{2} = 13881\)
\(13881\div \color{red}{3} = 4627\)
\(4627\div \color{red}{7} = 661\)
\(661\div \color{red}{661} = 1\)

Factorize\( (55524) = \) \(2\times 2\times 3\times 7\times 661\)