Q: What are the prime factors of the number 678,334?

 A: 2, 17, 71, 281

Why are those the prime factors of the number 678,334?

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 678,334

678,334
Factor Arrows
2339,167
Factor Arrows
1719,951
Factor Arrows
71281

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, 17, 71, 281

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 2 x 17 x 71 x 281 = 678,334

This can also be written as 21 x 171 x 711 x 2811 = 678,334

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


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