Q: What are the prime factors of the number 243,656?

 A: 2, 7, 19, 229

Why are those the prime factors of the number 243,656?

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 243,656

243,656
Factor Arrows
2121,828
Factor Arrows
260,914
Factor Arrows
230,457
Factor Arrows
74,351
Factor Arrows
19229

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, 7, 19, 229

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 2 x 2 x 2 x 7 x 19 x 229 = 243,656

This can also be written as 23 x 71 x 191 x 2291 = 243,656

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


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