Q: What are the prime factors of the number 2,139,345?

 A: 3, 5, 13, 23, 53

Why are those the prime factors of the number 2,139,345?

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 2,139,345

2,139,345
Factor Arrows
3713,115
Factor Arrows
3237,705
Factor Arrows
379,235
Factor Arrows
515,847
Factor Arrows
131,219
Factor Arrows
2353

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:

3, 5, 13, 23, 53

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 3 x 3 x 3 x 5 x 13 x 23 x 53 = 2,139,345

This can also be written as 33 x 51 x 131 x 231 x 531 = 2,139,345

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


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