Prime factors of 55952

The prime factors are: 2, 2, 2, 2, 13, 269
Prime Factor Decomposition or Prime Factorization is the process of finding which prime numbers can be multiplied together to make the original number. 55952 divided by 2, 2, 2, 2, 13, 269 gives no remainder. This means Prime number are numbers that can divide without remainder.

How to Calculate Prime Factorization of 55952?

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

\(55952\div \color{red}{2} = 27976\)
\(27976\div \color{red}{2} = 13988\)
\(13988\div \color{red}{2} = 6994\)
\(6994\div \color{red}{2} = 3497\)
\(3497\div \color{red}{13} = 269\)
\(269\div \color{red}{269} = 1\)

Factorize\( (55952) = \) \(2\times 2\times 2\times 2\times 13\times 269\)