Q: What are the prime factors of the number 432,125,320?

 A: 2, 5, 11, 982103

Why are those the prime factors of the number 432,125,320?

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 432,125,320

432,125,320
Factor Arrows
2216,062,660
Factor Arrows
2108,031,330
Factor Arrows
254,015,665
Factor Arrows
510,803,133
Factor Arrows
11982,103

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, 5, 11, 982103

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 2 x 2 x 2 x 5 x 11 x 982,103 = 432,125,320

This can also be written as 23 x 51 x 111 x 982,1031 = 432,125,320

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


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