Prime factors of 978
The prime factors are: 2, 3, 163
Prime Factor Decomposition or Prime Factorization is the process of finding which prime numbers can be multiplied together to make the original number. 978 divided by 2, 3, 163 gives no remainder. This means Prime number are numbers that can divide without remainder.
How to Calculate Prime Factorization of 978?
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 \( (2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, 43, 47, 53, 59, 61, 67, 71, ...) \).
\(978\div \color{red}{2} = 489\)
\(489\div \color{red}{3} = 163\)
\(163\div \color{red}{163} = 1\)
Factorize\( (978) = \) \(2\times 3\times 163\)
Factor Tree of 978
| 978 | | |
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| 2 | | 489 | |
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| 3 | | 163 |
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