Q: What are the prime factors of the number 965,925?

 A: 3, 5, 53

Why are those the prime factors of the number 965,925?

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 965,925

965,925
Factor Arrows
3321,975
Factor Arrows
3107,325
Factor Arrows
335,775
Factor Arrows
311,925
Factor Arrows
33,975
Factor Arrows
31,325
Factor Arrows
5265
Factor Arrows
553

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, 53

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 3 x 3 x 3 x 3 x 3 x 3 x 5 x 5 x 53 = 965,925

This can also be written as 36 x 52 x 531 = 965,925

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


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