Q: What are the prime factors of the number 12,052,705?

 A: 5, 7, 344363

Why are those the prime factors of the number 12,052,705?

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 12,052,705

12,052,705
Factor Arrows
52,410,541
Factor Arrows
7344,363

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:

5, 7, 344363

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 5 x 7 x 344,363 = 12,052,705

This can also be written as 51 x 71 x 344,3631 = 12,052,705

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


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