Q: What are the prime factors of the number 1,671,120?

 A: 2, 3, 5, 11, 211

Why are those the prime factors of the number 1,671,120?

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 1,671,120

1,671,120
Factor Arrows
2835,560
Factor Arrows
2417,780
Factor Arrows
2208,890
Factor Arrows
2104,445
Factor Arrows
334,815
Factor Arrows
311,605
Factor Arrows
52,321
Factor Arrows
11211

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, 11, 211

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 x 3 x 5 x 11 x 211 = 1,671,120

This can also be written as 24 x 32 x 51 x 111 x 2111 = 1,671,120

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


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