Q: What are the prime factors of the number 39,987?

 A: 3, 1481

Why are those the prime factors of the number 39,987?

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 39,987

39,987
Factor Arrows
313,329
Factor Arrows
34,443
Factor Arrows
31,481

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, 1481

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 3 x 3 x 3 x 1,481 = 39,987

This can also be written as 33 x 1,4811 = 39,987

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


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