Q: What are the prime factors of the number 614,648,877?

 A: 3, 157, 1304987

Why are those the prime factors of the number 614,648,877?

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 614,648,877

614,648,877
Factor Arrows
3204,882,959
Factor Arrows
1571,304,987

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:

3, 157, 1304987

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 3 x 157 x 1,304,987 = 614,648,877

This can also be written as 31 x 1571 x 1,304,9871 = 614,648,877

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


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