Q: What are the prime factors of the number 561,588?

 A: 2, 3, 53, 883

Why are those the prime factors of the number 561,588?

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 561,588

561,588
Factor Arrows
2280,794
Factor Arrows
2140,397
Factor Arrows
346,799
Factor Arrows
53883

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, 3, 53, 883

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 2 x 2 x 3 x 53 x 883 = 561,588

This can also be written as 22 x 31 x 531 x 8831 = 561,588

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


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