Q: What are the prime factors of the number 625,685?

 A: 5, 17, 433

Why are those the prime factors of the number 625,685?

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 625,685

625,685
Factor Arrows
5125,137
Factor Arrows
177,361
Factor Arrows
17433

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:

5, 17, 433

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 5 x 17 x 17 x 433 = 625,685

This can also be written as 51 x 172 x 4331 = 625,685

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


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