Q: What are the prime factors of the number 278,108?

 A: 2, 251, 277

Why are those the prime factors of the number 278,108?

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 278,108

278,108
Factor Arrows
2139,054
Factor Arrows
269,527
Factor Arrows
251277

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, 251, 277

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 2 x 2 x 251 x 277 = 278,108

This can also be written as 22 x 2511 x 2771 = 278,108

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


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