Q: What are the prime factors of the number 1,364,480?

 A: 2, 5, 13, 41

Why are those the prime factors of the number 1,364,480?

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 1,364,480

1,364,480
Factor Arrows
2682,240
Factor Arrows
2341,120
Factor Arrows
2170,560
Factor Arrows
285,280
Factor Arrows
242,640
Factor Arrows
221,320
Factor Arrows
210,660
Factor Arrows
25,330
Factor Arrows
22,665
Factor Arrows
5533
Factor Arrows
1341

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, 5, 13, 41

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 5 x 13 x 41 = 1,364,480

This can also be written as 29 x 51 x 131 x 411 = 1,364,480

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


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