Q: What are the prime factors of the number 435,264?

 A: 2, 3, 2267

Why are those the prime factors of the number 435,264?

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 435,264

435,264
Factor Arrows
2217,632
Factor Arrows
2108,816
Factor Arrows
254,408
Factor Arrows
227,204
Factor Arrows
213,602
Factor Arrows
26,801
Factor Arrows
32,267

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, 3, 2267

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 x 2,267 = 435,264

This can also be written as 26 x 31 x 2,2671 = 435,264

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


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