Prime factors of 5802

The prime factors are: 2, 3, 967
Prime Factor Decomposition or Prime Factorization is the process of finding which prime numbers can be multiplied together to make the original number. 5802 divided by 2, 3, 967 gives no remainder. This means Prime number are numbers that can divide without remainder.

How to Calculate Prime Factorization of 5802?

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

\(5802\div \color{red}{2} = 2901\)
\(2901\div \color{red}{3} = 967\)
\(967\div \color{red}{967} = 1\)

Factorize\( (5802) = \) \(2\times 3\times 967\)