Q: What are the prime factors of the number 510,501,568?

 A: 2, 17, 607, 773

Why are those the prime factors of the number 510,501,568?

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 510,501,568

510,501,568
Factor Arrows
2255,250,784
Factor Arrows
2127,625,392
Factor Arrows
263,812,696
Factor Arrows
231,906,348
Factor Arrows
215,953,174
Factor Arrows
27,976,587
Factor Arrows
17469,211
Factor Arrows
607773

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, 17, 607, 773

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 17 x 607 x 773 = 510,501,568

This can also be written as 26 x 171 x 6071 x 7731 = 510,501,568

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


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