Prime Factorization by the Ladder Method:
1,978 is divisible by 2, 1,978/2 = 989
989 is divisible by 23, 989/23 = 43
43 is a prime number
Prime Factorization of 1,978: 1,978 = 2 x 23 x 43
Prime Factorization of 1,978
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