Q: What are the prime factors of the number 80,410?

 A: 2, 5, 11, 17, 43

Why are those the prime factors of the number 80,410?

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 80,410

80,410
Factor Arrows
240,205
Factor Arrows
58,041
Factor Arrows
11731
Factor Arrows
1743

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, 5, 11, 17, 43

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 2 x 5 x 11 x 17 x 43 = 80,410

This can also be written as 21 x 51 x 111 x 171 x 431 = 80,410

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


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