Q: What are the prime factors of the number 1,581,510?

 A: 2, 3, 5, 7, 17, 443

Why are those the prime factors of the number 1,581,510?

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 1,581,510

1,581,510
Factor Arrows
2790,755
Factor Arrows
3263,585
Factor Arrows
552,717
Factor Arrows
77,531
Factor Arrows
17443

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, 7, 17, 443

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 2 x 3 x 5 x 7 x 17 x 443 = 1,581,510

This can also be written as 21 x 31 x 51 x 71 x 171 x 4431 = 1,581,510

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


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