Q: What are the prime factors of the number 132,202,530?

 A: 2, 3, 5, 227, 719

Why are those the prime factors of the number 132,202,530?

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 132,202,530

132,202,530
Factor Arrows
266,101,265
Factor Arrows
322,033,755
Factor Arrows
37,344,585
Factor Arrows
32,448,195
Factor Arrows
3816,065
Factor Arrows
5163,213
Factor Arrows
227719

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, 227, 719

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 2 x 3 x 3 x 3 x 3 x 5 x 227 x 719 = 132,202,530

This can also be written as 21 x 34 x 51 x 2271 x 7191 = 132,202,530

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


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