Q: What are the prime factors of the number 743,968?

 A: 2, 67, 347

Why are those the prime factors of the number 743,968?

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 743,968

743,968
Factor Arrows
2371,984
Factor Arrows
2185,992
Factor Arrows
292,996
Factor Arrows
246,498
Factor Arrows
223,249
Factor Arrows
67347

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, 67, 347

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 67 x 347 = 743,968

This can also be written as 25 x 671 x 3471 = 743,968

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


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