Prime factorization of $$$2462$$$
Your Input
Find the prime factorization of $$$2462$$$.
Solution
Start with the number $$$2$$$.
Determine whether $$$2462$$$ is divisible by $$$2$$$.
It is divisible, thus, divide $$$2462$$$ by $$${\color{green}2}$$$: $$$\frac{2462}{2} = {\color{red}1231}$$$.
The prime number $$${\color{green}1231}$$$ has no other factors then $$$1$$$ and $$${\color{green}1231}$$$: $$$\frac{1231}{1231} = {\color{red}1}$$$.
Since we have obtained $$$1$$$, we are done.
Now, just count the number of occurences of the divisors (green numbers), and write down the prime factorization: $$$2462 = 2 \cdot 1231$$$.
Answer
The prime factorization is $$$2462 = 2 \cdot 1231$$$A.