Q: What are the prime factors of the number 894,596?

 A: 2, 19, 79, 149

Why are those the prime factors of the number 894,596?

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 894,596

894,596
Factor Arrows
2447,298
Factor Arrows
2223,649
Factor Arrows
1911,771
Factor Arrows
79149

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, 19, 79, 149

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 2 x 2 x 19 x 79 x 149 = 894,596

This can also be written as 22 x 191 x 791 x 1491 = 894,596

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


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