Q: What are the prime factors of the number 237,640?

 A: 2, 5, 13, 457

Why are those the prime factors of the number 237,640?

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 237,640

237,640
Factor Arrows
2118,820
Factor Arrows
259,410
Factor Arrows
229,705
Factor Arrows
55,941
Factor Arrows
13457

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, 13, 457

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 2 x 2 x 2 x 5 x 13 x 457 = 237,640

This can also be written as 23 x 51 x 131 x 4571 = 237,640

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


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