Q: What are the prime factors of the number 758,835?

 A: 3, 5, 7, 11, 73

Why are those the prime factors of the number 758,835?

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 758,835

758,835
Factor Arrows
3252,945
Factor Arrows
384,315
Factor Arrows
328,105
Factor Arrows
55,621
Factor Arrows
7803
Factor Arrows
1173

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, 7, 11, 73

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 3 x 3 x 3 x 5 x 7 x 11 x 73 = 758,835

This can also be written as 33 x 51 x 71 x 111 x 731 = 758,835

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


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