Q: What are the prime factors of the number 116,975,925?

 A: 3, 5, 11, 151, 313

Why are those the prime factors of the number 116,975,925?

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 116,975,925

116,975,925
Factor Arrows
338,991,975
Factor Arrows
312,997,325
Factor Arrows
52,599,465
Factor Arrows
5519,893
Factor Arrows
1147,263
Factor Arrows
151313

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:

3, 5, 11, 151, 313

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 3 x 3 x 5 x 5 x 11 x 151 x 313 = 116,975,925

This can also be written as 32 x 52 x 111 x 1511 x 3131 = 116,975,925

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


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