Q: What are the prime factors of the number 1,991,136?

 A: 2, 3, 7, 2963

Why are those the prime factors of the number 1,991,136?

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 1,991,136

1,991,136
Factor Arrows
2995,568
Factor Arrows
2497,784
Factor Arrows
2248,892
Factor Arrows
2124,446
Factor Arrows
262,223
Factor Arrows
320,741
Factor Arrows
72,963

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, 7, 2963

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 x 7 x 2,963 = 1,991,136

This can also be written as 25 x 31 x 71 x 2,9631 = 1,991,136

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


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