Q: What are the prime factors of the number 152,510,866?

 A: 2, 137, 556609

Why are those the prime factors of the number 152,510,866?

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 152,510,866

152,510,866
Factor Arrows
276,255,433
Factor Arrows
137556,609

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, 137, 556609

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 2 x 137 x 556,609 = 152,510,866

This can also be written as 21 x 1371 x 556,6091 = 152,510,866

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


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