Q: What are the prime factors of the number 60,464,610?

 A: 2, 3, 5, 239, 937

Why are those the prime factors of the number 60,464,610?

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 60,464,610

60,464,610
Factor Arrows
230,232,305
Factor Arrows
310,077,435
Factor Arrows
33,359,145
Factor Arrows
31,119,715
Factor Arrows
5223,943
Factor Arrows
239937

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, 5, 239, 937

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 2 x 3 x 3 x 3 x 5 x 239 x 937 = 60,464,610

This can also be written as 21 x 33 x 51 x 2391 x 9371 = 60,464,610

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


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