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Find the prime factorization of 30,031​

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Answer:

30,031 is not a prime, is a composite number. Integer prime factorization, as a product of prime factors: 30,031 = 59 x 509.

Explanation:

Let's learn by having an example, take number 220 and build its prime factorization.

0) We need the list of the first prime numbers, ordered from 2 up to, let's say, 100: 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. Prime numbers are the building blocks of the composite numbers' prime factorization process.

1) Start by dividing 220 by the first prime number in our list, 2 (start with the smallest prime number). We could have skipped the division by 2 if our number were an odd number, ie. 221.

220 ÷ 2 = 110; remainder = 0 => 220 is divisible by 2 (2 | 220) => 2 is a prime factor of 220. => 220 = 2 × 110.

2) Divide the result of the previous operation, 110, by 2, again:

110 ÷ 2 = 55; remainder = 0 => 110 is divisible by 2 (2 | 110) => 2 is once again a prime factor of 220 => 220 = 2 × 2 × 55.

3) Divide the result of the previous operation, 55, by 2, again:

55 ÷ 2 = 27 + 1; remainder = 1 => 55 is not divisible by 2.

4) Move on, divide 55 by the next prime number, 3 (notice that the sum of digits of 55 is 5 + 5 = 10 is not divisible by 3, so 55 is not divisible by 3):

55 ÷ 3 = 18 + 1; remainder = 1 => as we already said, 55 is not divisible by 3.

5) Divide 55 by the next prime number, 5:

55 ÷ 5 = 11; remainder = 0 => 55 is divisible by 5 (5 | 55) => 5 is yet another prime factor of 220 => 220 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 11.

6) Notice that the remaining number, 11, is also a prime number, so we've got already all the prime factors of 220.

7) Conclusion, 220 prime factorization: 220 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 11.

This can be written in a condensed form, in the exponent notation: 220 = 22 × 5 × 11.

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