Q: What are the prime factors of the number 2,251,263?

 A: 3, 7, 23, 59, 79

Why are those the prime factors of the number 2,251,263?

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 2,251,263

2,251,263
Factor Arrows
3750,421
Factor Arrows
7107,203
Factor Arrows
234,661
Factor Arrows
5979

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, 7, 23, 59, 79

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 3 x 7 x 23 x 59 x 79 = 2,251,263

This can also be written as 31 x 71 x 231 x 591 x 791 = 2,251,263

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


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