Prime factors of 7228

The prime factors are: 2, 2, 13, 139
Prime Factor Decomposition or Prime Factorization is the process of finding which prime numbers can be multiplied together to make the original number. 7228 divided by 2, 2, 13, 139 gives no remainder. This means Prime number are numbers that can divide without remainder.

How to Calculate Prime Factorization of 7228?

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

\(7228\div \color{red}{2} = 3614\)
\(3614\div \color{red}{2} = 1807\)
\(1807\div \color{red}{13} = 139\)
\(139\div \color{red}{139} = 1\)

Factorize\( (7228) = \) \(2\times 2\times 13\times 139\)