Q: What are the prime factors of the number 7,476,960?

 A: 2, 3, 5, 37, 421

Why are those the prime factors of the number 7,476,960?

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 7,476,960

7,476,960
Factor Arrows
23,738,480
Factor Arrows
21,869,240
Factor Arrows
2934,620
Factor Arrows
2467,310
Factor Arrows
2233,655
Factor Arrows
377,885
Factor Arrows
515,577
Factor Arrows
37421

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, 5, 37, 421

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 x 5 x 37 x 421 = 7,476,960

This can also be written as 25 x 31 x 51 x 371 x 4211 = 7,476,960

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


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