Q: What are the prime factors of the number 632,664?

 A: 2, 3, 29, 101

Why are those the prime factors of the number 632,664?

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 632,664

632,664
Factor Arrows
2316,332
Factor Arrows
2158,166
Factor Arrows
279,083
Factor Arrows
326,361
Factor Arrows
38,787
Factor Arrows
32,929
Factor Arrows
29101

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, 29, 101

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 x 3 x 3 x 29 x 101 = 632,664

This can also be written as 23 x 33 x 291 x 1011 = 632,664

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


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