Q: What are the prime factors of the number 225,121,400?

 A: 2, 5, 7, 401

Why are those the prime factors of the number 225,121,400?

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 225,121,400

225,121,400
Factor Arrows
2112,560,700
Factor Arrows
256,280,350
Factor Arrows
228,140,175
Factor Arrows
55,628,035
Factor Arrows
51,125,607
Factor Arrows
7160,801
Factor Arrows
401401

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, 7, 401

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 2 x 2 x 2 x 5 x 5 x 7 x 401 x 401 = 225,121,400

This can also be written as 23 x 52 x 71 x 4012 = 225,121,400

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


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