Q: What are the prime factors of the number 730,476?

 A: 2, 3, 103, 197

Why are those the prime factors of the number 730,476?

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 730,476

730,476
Factor Arrows
2365,238
Factor Arrows
2182,619
Factor Arrows
360,873
Factor Arrows
320,291
Factor Arrows
103197

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, 103, 197

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 2 x 2 x 3 x 3 x 103 x 197 = 730,476

This can also be written as 22 x 32 x 1031 x 1971 = 730,476

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


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