Q: What are the prime factors of the number 740,925?

 A: 3, 5, 37, 89

Why are those the prime factors of the number 740,925?

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 740,925

740,925
Factor Arrows
3246,975
Factor Arrows
382,325
Factor Arrows
516,465
Factor Arrows
53,293
Factor Arrows
3789

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, 5, 37, 89

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 3 x 3 x 5 x 5 x 37 x 89 = 740,925

This can also be written as 32 x 52 x 371 x 891 = 740,925

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


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