Q: What are the prime factors of the number 487,596?

 A: 2, 3, 179, 227

Why are those the prime factors of the number 487,596?

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 487,596

487,596
Factor Arrows
2243,798
Factor Arrows
2121,899
Factor Arrows
340,633
Factor Arrows
179227

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, 179, 227

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 2 x 2 x 3 x 179 x 227 = 487,596

This can also be written as 22 x 31 x 1791 x 2271 = 487,596

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


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