Q: What is the prime factorization of the number 905,657?

 A:
  • The prime factors are: 439 x 2,063
    • or also written as { 439, 2,063 }
  • Written in exponential form: 4391 x 2,0631

Why is the prime factorization of 905,657 written as 4391 x 2,0631?

What is prime factorization?

Prime factorization or prime factor decomposition is the process of finding which prime numbers can be multiplied together to make the original number.

Finding the prime factors of 905,657

To find the prime factors, you start by dividing the number by the first prime number, which is 2. If there is not a remainder, meaning you can divide evenly, then 2 is a factor of the number. Continue dividing by 2 until you cannot divide evenly anymore. Write down how many 2's you were able to divide by evenly. Now try dividing by the next prime factor, which is 3. The goal is to get to a quotient of 1.

If it doesn't make sense yet, let's try it...

Here are the first several prime factors: 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29...

Let's start by dividing 905,657 by 2

905,657 ÷ 2 = 452,828.5 - This has a remainder. Let's try another prime number.
905,657 ÷ 3 = 301,885.6667 - This has a remainder. Let's try another prime number.
905,657 ÷ 5 = 181,131.4 - This has a remainder. Let's try another prime number.
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Keep trying increasingly larger numbers until you find one that divides evenly.
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905,657 ÷ 439 = 2,063 - No remainder! 439 is one of the factors!
2,063 ÷ 439 = 4.6993 - There is a remainder. We can't divide by 439 evenly anymore. Let's try the next prime number
2,063 ÷ 443 = 4.6569 - This has a remainder. 443 is not a factor.
2,063 ÷ 449 = 4.5947 - This has a remainder. 449 is not a factor.
2,063 ÷ 457 = 4.5142 - This has a remainder. 457 is not a factor.
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Keep trying increasingly larger numbers until you find one that divides evenly.
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2,063 ÷ 2,063 = 1 - No remainder! 2,063 is one of the factors!

The orange divisor(s) above are the prime factors of the number 905,657. If we put all of it together we have the factors 439 x 2,063 = 905,657. It can also be written in exponential form as 4391 x 2,0631.

Factor Tree

Another way to do prime factorization is to use a factor tree. Below is a factor tree for the number 905,657.

905,657
Factor Arrows
4392,063

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