Q: What are the prime factors of the number 345,425,509?

 A: 11, 13, 709, 3407

Why are those the prime factors of the number 345,425,509?

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 345,425,509

345,425,509
Factor Arrows
1131,402,319
Factor Arrows
132,415,563
Factor Arrows
7093,407

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:

11, 13, 709, 3407

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 11 x 13 x 709 x 3,407 = 345,425,509

This can also be written as 111 x 131 x 7091 x 3,4071 = 345,425,509

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


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