Q: What are the prime factors of the number 5,481,567?

 A: 3, 7, 13, 23, 97

Why are those the prime factors of the number 5,481,567?

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 5,481,567

5,481,567
Factor Arrows
31,827,189
Factor Arrows
3609,063
Factor Arrows
3203,021
Factor Arrows
729,003
Factor Arrows
132,231
Factor Arrows
2397

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, 7, 13, 23, 97

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 3 x 3 x 3 x 7 x 13 x 23 x 97 = 5,481,567

This can also be written as 33 x 71 x 131 x 231 x 971 = 5,481,567

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


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