Q: What are the prime factors of the number 855,525?

 A: 3, 5, 11, 17, 61

Why are those the prime factors of the number 855,525?

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 855,525

855,525
Factor Arrows
3285,175
Factor Arrows
557,035
Factor Arrows
511,407
Factor Arrows
111,037
Factor Arrows
1761

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, 11, 17, 61

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 3 x 5 x 5 x 11 x 17 x 61 = 855,525

This can also be written as 31 x 52 x 111 x 171 x 611 = 855,525

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


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