Prime factors of 56235

The prime factors are: 3, 5, 23, 163
Prime Factor Decomposition or Prime Factorization is the process of finding which prime numbers can be multiplied together to make the original number. 56235 divided by 3, 5, 23, 163 gives no remainder. This means Prime number are numbers that can divide without remainder.

How to Calculate Prime Factorization of 56235?

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

\(56235\div \color{red}{3} = 18745\)
\(18745\div \color{red}{5} = 3749\)
\(3749\div \color{red}{23} = 163\)
\(163\div \color{red}{163} = 1\)

Factorize\( (56235) = \) \(3\times 5\times 23\times 163\)