Prime Factorization of 231
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What is the Prime Factorization of 231?
Explanation of number 231 Prime Factorization
Prime Factorization of 231 it is expressing 231 as the product of prime factors. In other words it is finding which prime numbers should be multiplied together to make 231.
Since number 231 is a Composite number (not Prime) we can do its Prime Factorization.
To get a list of all Prime Factors of 231, we have to iteratively divide 231 by the smallest prime number possible until the result equals 1.
Here is the complete solution of finding Prime Factors of 231:
The smallest Prime Number which can divide 231 without a remainder is 3. So the first calculation step would look like:
231 ÷ 3 = 77
Now we repeat this action until the result equals 1:
77 ÷ 7 = 11
11 ÷ 11 = 1
Now we have all the Prime Factors for number 231. It is: 3, 7, 11
Prime Factor Tree of 231
We may also express the prime factorization of 231 as a Factor Tree:
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