Q: What are the prime factors of the number 148,570?

 A: 2, 5, 83, 179

Why are those the prime factors of the number 148,570?

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 148,570

148,570
Factor Arrows
274,285
Factor Arrows
514,857
Factor Arrows
83179

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, 83, 179

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 2 x 5 x 83 x 179 = 148,570

This can also be written as 21 x 51 x 831 x 1791 = 148,570

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


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