Prime Factorization of 972

What is the Prime Factorization of 972?


as Prime Factorization

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2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 as Prime Factors

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How to find Prime Factorization of 972? Prime factorization is the process of finding the prime numbers that multiply together to form a given positive integer. In other words, it's the process of expressing a positive integer as a product of prime numbers.

Prime factorization is an important concept in mathematics and is used in many branches of mathematics, including number theory, cryptography, and computer science. It's also used in finding the least common multiple (LCM) of a set of numbers and the greatest common divisor (GCD) of a set of numbers.

To find the prime factorization of a number, you need to break that number down to its prime factors.

The main method of prime factorization is start dividing the number by the any divisible 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, 73, 79, 83, 89, 97, etc.).

For calculation, here's how to calculate Prime Factorization of 972 using the formula above, step by step instructions are given below


Cumulative all the circle value in multiply (times) format, like this: 2×2×3×3×3×3×3. You just get the Prime Factorization of that value (972).

Prime Factorization of 972 is 2×2×3×3×3×3×3.

No! 972 is not a prime number.

Yes! 972 is a composite number.

Prime Factors of 972 are 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3.

Number Factorization Is Prime
967 967 Yes
968 2×2×2×11×11 No
969 3×17×19 No
970 2×5×97 No
971 971 Yes
972 2×2×3×3×3×3×3 No
973 7×139 No
974 2×487 No
975 3×5×5×13 No
976 2×2×2×2×61 No
977 977 Yes