Q: What are the prime factors of the number 855,645?

 A: 3, 5, 7, 29, 281

Why are those the prime factors of the number 855,645?

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 855,645

855,645
Factor Arrows
3285,215
Factor Arrows
557,043
Factor Arrows
78,149
Factor Arrows
29281

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, 29, 281

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 3 x 5 x 7 x 29 x 281 = 855,645

This can also be written as 31 x 51 x 71 x 291 x 2811 = 855,645

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


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