Q: What are the prime factors of the number 353,160,501?

 A: 3, 239, 449, 1097

Why are those the prime factors of the number 353,160,501?

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 353,160,501

353,160,501
Factor Arrows
3117,720,167
Factor Arrows
239492,553
Factor Arrows
4491,097

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, 239, 449, 1097

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 3 x 239 x 449 x 1,097 = 353,160,501

This can also be written as 31 x 2391 x 4491 x 1,0971 = 353,160,501

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


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