On the first hand, 164
is not a prime number. Prime numbers are numbers that can only be divided by 1
or itself which is also greater than 1 thus;
Prime divisor of 164=
2,2,41 or 2^2 x 41
Here is the factor tree
of 164:
164
/ \
2 82
/
\
2 41
Prime factorization of
a number determines the set of prime integers multiplied together to make the
original number.
