Q: What are the prime factors of the number 25,632?

 A: 2, 3, 89

Why are those the prime factors of the number 25,632?

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 25,632

25,632
Factor Arrows
212,816
Factor Arrows
26,408
Factor Arrows
23,204
Factor Arrows
21,602
Factor Arrows
2801
Factor Arrows
3267
Factor Arrows
389

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, 3, 89

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 x 3 x 89 = 25,632

This can also be written as 25 x 32 x 891 = 25,632

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


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