Prime Factorization by the Ladder Method
1996 is divisible by 2, 1996/2 = 998
998 is divisible by 2, 998/2 = 499
499 is a prime number
Prime Factorization of 1,996: 1996 = 2 x 2 x 499
Prime Factorization of 1,996 in Exponential Form: 1996 = 22 x 499
Prime Factorization of 1,996
The solution above and other related solutions were provided by the Prime Factorization Application.
