Q: What are the prime factors of the number 582,688?

 A: 2, 131, 139

Why are those the prime factors of the number 582,688?

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 582,688

582,688
Factor Arrows
2291,344
Factor Arrows
2145,672
Factor Arrows
272,836
Factor Arrows
236,418
Factor Arrows
218,209
Factor Arrows
131139

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, 131, 139

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 131 x 139 = 582,688

This can also be written as 25 x 1311 x 1391 = 582,688

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


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