Q: What are the prime factors of the number 202,500?

 A: 2, 3, 5

Why are those the prime factors of the number 202,500?

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 202,500

202,500
Factor Arrows
2101,250
Factor Arrows
250,625
Factor Arrows
316,875
Factor Arrows
35,625
Factor Arrows
31,875
Factor Arrows
3625
Factor Arrows
5125
Factor Arrows
525
Factor Arrows
55

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

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 2 x 2 x 3 x 3 x 3 x 3 x 5 x 5 x 5 x 5 = 202,500

This can also be written as 22 x 34 x 54 = 202,500

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


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