Q: What are the prime factors of the number 453,284?

 A: 2, 13, 23, 379

Why are those the prime factors of the number 453,284?

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 453,284

453,284
Factor Arrows
2226,642
Factor Arrows
2113,321
Factor Arrows
138,717
Factor Arrows
23379

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, 13, 23, 379

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 2 x 2 x 13 x 23 x 379 = 453,284

This can also be written as 22 x 131 x 231 x 3791 = 453,284

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


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