Q: What are the prime factors of the number 237,123,075?

 A: 3, 5, 7, 451663

Why are those the prime factors of the number 237,123,075?

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 237,123,075

237,123,075
Factor Arrows
379,041,025
Factor Arrows
515,808,205
Factor Arrows
53,161,641
Factor Arrows
7451,663

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, 7, 451663

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 3 x 5 x 5 x 7 x 451,663 = 237,123,075

This can also be written as 31 x 52 x 71 x 451,6631 = 237,123,075

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


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