Q: What are the prime factors of the number 431,102?

 A: 2, 7, 53, 83

Why are those the prime factors of the number 431,102?

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 431,102

431,102
Factor Arrows
2215,551
Factor Arrows
730,793
Factor Arrows
74,399
Factor Arrows
5383

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, 7, 53, 83

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 2 x 7 x 7 x 53 x 83 = 431,102

This can also be written as 21 x 72 x 531 x 831 = 431,102

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


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