Q: What are the prime factors of the number 225,260,255?

 A: 5, 11, 29, 37, 347

Why are those the prime factors of the number 225,260,255?

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 225,260,255

225,260,255
Factor Arrows
545,052,051
Factor Arrows
114,095,641
Factor Arrows
11372,331
Factor Arrows
2912,839
Factor Arrows
37347

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:

5, 11, 29, 37, 347

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 5 x 11 x 11 x 29 x 37 x 347 = 225,260,255

This can also be written as 51 x 112 x 291 x 371 x 3471 = 225,260,255

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


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