Prime factors of 574
The prime factors are: 2, 7, 41
Prime Factor Decomposition or Prime Factorization is the process of finding which prime numbers can be multiplied together to make the original number. 574 divided by 2, 7, 41 gives no remainder. This means Prime number are numbers that can divide without remainder.
How to Calculate Prime Factorization of 574?
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 \( (2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, 43, 47, 53, 59, 61, 67, 71, ...) \).
\(574\div \color{red}{2} = 287\)
\(287\div \color{red}{7} = 41\)
\(41\div \color{red}{41} = 1\)
Factorize\( (574) = \) \(2\times 7\times 41\)
Factor Tree of 574
| 574 | | |
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2 | | 287 | |
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| 7 | | 41 |
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