Q: What are the prime factors of the number 570,528?

 A: 2, 3, 7, 283

Why are those the prime factors of the number 570,528?

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 570,528

570,528
Factor Arrows
2285,264
Factor Arrows
2142,632
Factor Arrows
271,316
Factor Arrows
235,658
Factor Arrows
217,829
Factor Arrows
35,943
Factor Arrows
31,981
Factor Arrows
7283

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, 7, 283

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 x 3 x 7 x 283 = 570,528

This can also be written as 25 x 32 x 71 x 2831 = 570,528

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


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