Q: What are the prime factors of the number 625,224?

 A: 2, 3, 109, 239

Why are those the prime factors of the number 625,224?

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 625,224

625,224
Factor Arrows
2312,612
Factor Arrows
2156,306
Factor Arrows
278,153
Factor Arrows
326,051
Factor Arrows
109239

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, 109, 239

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 x 109 x 239 = 625,224

This can also be written as 23 x 31 x 1091 x 2391 = 625,224

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


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