Q: What are the prime factors of the number 105,871,850?

 A: 2, 5, 7, 79, 547

Why are those the prime factors of the number 105,871,850?

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 105,871,850

105,871,850
Factor Arrows
252,935,925
Factor Arrows
510,587,185
Factor Arrows
52,117,437
Factor Arrows
7302,491
Factor Arrows
743,213
Factor Arrows
79547

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, 5, 7, 79, 547

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 2 x 5 x 5 x 7 x 7 x 79 x 547 = 105,871,850

This can also be written as 21 x 52 x 72 x 791 x 5471 = 105,871,850

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


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