Q: What are the prime factors of the number 233,807,035?

 A: 5, 7, 11, 17, 139, 257

Why are those the prime factors of the number 233,807,035?

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 233,807,035

233,807,035
Factor Arrows
546,761,407
Factor Arrows
76,680,201
Factor Arrows
11607,291
Factor Arrows
1735,723
Factor Arrows
139257

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, 7, 11, 17, 139, 257

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 5 x 7 x 11 x 17 x 139 x 257 = 233,807,035

This can also be written as 51 x 71 x 111 x 171 x 1391 x 2571 = 233,807,035

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


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