Q: What are the prime factors of the number 759,046?

 A: 2, 23, 29, 569

Why are those the prime factors of the number 759,046?

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 759,046

759,046
Factor Arrows
2379,523
Factor Arrows
2316,501
Factor Arrows
29569

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, 23, 29, 569

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 2 x 23 x 29 x 569 = 759,046

This can also be written as 21 x 231 x 291 x 5691 = 759,046

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


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