Prime factors of 8473
The prime factors are: 37, 229
Prime Factor Decomposition or Prime Factorization is the process of finding which prime numbers can be multiplied together to make the original number. 8473 divided by 37, 229 gives no remainder. This means Prime number are numbers that can divide without remainder.
How to Calculate Prime Factorization of 8473?
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 \( (2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, 43, 47, 53, 59, 61, 67, 71, ...) \).
\(8473\div \color{red}{37} = 229\)
\(229\div \color{red}{229} = 1\)
Factorize\( (8473) = \) \(37\times 229\)
Factor Tree of 8473
| 8473 | |
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| 37 | | 229 |
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