Prime factors of 7356

The prime factors are: 2, 2, 3, 613
Prime Factor Decomposition or Prime Factorization is the process of finding which prime numbers can be multiplied together to make the original number. 7356 divided by 2, 2, 3, 613 gives no remainder. This means Prime number are numbers that can divide without remainder.

How to Calculate Prime Factorization of 7356?

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

\(7356\div \color{red}{2} = 3678\)
\(3678\div \color{red}{2} = 1839\)
\(1839\div \color{red}{3} = 613\)
\(613\div \color{red}{613} = 1\)

Factorize\( (7356) = \) \(2\times 2\times 3\times 613\)