Q: What are the prime factors of the number 778,624?

 A: 2, 7, 11, 79

Why are those the prime factors of the number 778,624?

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 778,624

778,624
Factor Arrows
2389,312
Factor Arrows
2194,656
Factor Arrows
297,328
Factor Arrows
248,664
Factor Arrows
224,332
Factor Arrows
212,166
Factor Arrows
26,083
Factor Arrows
7869
Factor Arrows
1179

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, 7, 11, 79

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 7 x 11 x 79 = 778,624

This can also be written as 27 x 71 x 111 x 791 = 778,624

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


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