Q: What are the prime factors of the number 943,950?

 A: 2, 3, 5, 7, 29, 31

Why are those the prime factors of the number 943,950?

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 943,950

943,950
Factor Arrows
2471,975
Factor Arrows
3157,325
Factor Arrows
531,465
Factor Arrows
56,293
Factor Arrows
7899
Factor Arrows
2931

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, 5, 7, 29, 31

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 2 x 3 x 5 x 5 x 7 x 29 x 31 = 943,950

This can also be written as 21 x 31 x 52 x 71 x 291 x 311 = 943,950

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


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