Q: What are the prime factors of the number 1,052,040?

 A: 2, 3, 5, 11, 797

Why are those the prime factors of the number 1,052,040?

Prime factors are the prime numbers that can be multipled together to equal the original number. You find the factors by dividing by prime numbers. It is best shown by creating a Factor Tree.

Factor Tree for the number 1,052,040

1,052,040
Factor Arrows
2526,020
Factor Arrows
2263,010
Factor Arrows
2131,505
Factor Arrows
343,835
Factor Arrows
58,767
Factor Arrows
11797

The numbers in bold above are the prime factors. If there are multiples, you only count them one time. This leads us to our prime factors of:

2, 3, 5, 11, 797

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 x 5 x 11 x 797 = 1,052,040

This can also be written as 23 x 31 x 51 x 111 x 7971 = 1,052,040

If you would like to know more, or need additional explanation, please review our prime factorization explanation.


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