Q: What are the prime factors of the number 535,543,125?

 A: 3, 5, 13, 127, 173

Why are those the prime factors of the number 535,543,125?

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 535,543,125

535,543,125
Factor Arrows
3178,514,375
Factor Arrows
535,702,875
Factor Arrows
57,140,575
Factor Arrows
51,428,115
Factor Arrows
5285,623
Factor Arrows
1321,971
Factor Arrows
127173

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, 13, 127, 173

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 3 x 5 x 5 x 5 x 5 x 13 x 127 x 173 = 535,543,125

This can also be written as 31 x 54 x 131 x 1271 x 1731 = 535,543,125

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


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