Q: What are the prime factors of the number 586,488?

 A: 2, 3, 7, 3491

Why are those the prime factors of the number 586,488?

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 586,488

586,488
Factor Arrows
2293,244
Factor Arrows
2146,622
Factor Arrows
273,311
Factor Arrows
324,437
Factor Arrows
73,491

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, 3491

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 x 7 x 3,491 = 586,488

This can also be written as 23 x 31 x 71 x 3,4911 = 586,488

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


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