Q: What are the prime factors of the number 502,415,335?

 A: 5, 23, 109, 149, 269

Why are those the prime factors of the number 502,415,335?

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 502,415,335

502,415,335
Factor Arrows
5100,483,067
Factor Arrows
234,368,829
Factor Arrows
10940,081
Factor Arrows
149269

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:

5, 23, 109, 149, 269

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 5 x 23 x 109 x 149 x 269 = 502,415,335

This can also be written as 51 x 231 x 1091 x 1491 x 2691 = 502,415,335

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


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