Q: What are the prime factors of the number 515,045,325?

 A: 3, 5, 23, 127, 2351

Why are those the prime factors of the number 515,045,325?

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 515,045,325

515,045,325
Factor Arrows
3171,681,775
Factor Arrows
534,336,355
Factor Arrows
56,867,271
Factor Arrows
23298,577
Factor Arrows
1272,351

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:

3, 5, 23, 127, 2351

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 3 x 5 x 5 x 23 x 127 x 2,351 = 515,045,325

This can also be written as 31 x 52 x 231 x 1271 x 2,3511 = 515,045,325

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


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