Q: What are the prime factors of the number 189,710?

 A: 2, 5, 61, 311

Why are those the prime factors of the number 189,710?

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 189,710

189,710
Factor Arrows
294,855
Factor Arrows
518,971
Factor Arrows
61311

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, 61, 311

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 2 x 5 x 61 x 311 = 189,710

This can also be written as 21 x 51 x 611 x 3111 = 189,710

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


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