Q: What are the prime factors of the number 10,651,140?

 A: 2, 3, 5, 47, 1259

Why are those the prime factors of the number 10,651,140?

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 10,651,140

10,651,140
Factor Arrows
25,325,570
Factor Arrows
22,662,785
Factor Arrows
3887,595
Factor Arrows
3295,865
Factor Arrows
559,173
Factor Arrows
471,259

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, 47, 1259

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 2 x 2 x 3 x 3 x 5 x 47 x 1,259 = 10,651,140

This can also be written as 22 x 32 x 51 x 471 x 1,2591 = 10,651,140

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


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