Q: What are the prime factors of the number 135,552,232?

 A: 2, 19, 41, 21751

Why are those the prime factors of the number 135,552,232?

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 135,552,232

135,552,232
Factor Arrows
267,776,116
Factor Arrows
233,888,058
Factor Arrows
216,944,029
Factor Arrows
19891,791
Factor Arrows
4121,751

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, 19, 41, 21751

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 2 x 2 x 2 x 19 x 41 x 21,751 = 135,552,232

This can also be written as 23 x 191 x 411 x 21,7511 = 135,552,232

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


More Examples

Here are some more numbers to try:

Try the factor calculator

Explore more about the number 135,552,232:


Ask a Question