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Prime Factorisation of 529

529 = 23 × 23 = 23² — making it a perfect square. The only prime factor of 529 is 23, and the square root of 529 is 23.

Question (Click to Flip)

What are all the factors of 529?

Answer

529 has only 3 factors: 1, 23, and 529. This is because 529 = 23² — a square of a prime always has exactly 3 factors.

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Key Facts

529 is a perfect square AND the square of a prime number (23). Numbers that are squares of primes (like 4=2², 9=3², 25=5², 49=7², 529=23²) have exactly 3 factors: 1, the prime, and the square itself.

Step-by-Step Prime Factorisation

To find the prime factorisation of 529, divide by prime numbers starting from the smallest:

Step 1: Is 529 divisible by 2? No (it's odd) Step 2: Is 529 divisible by 3? 5+2+9=16, not divisible by 3 Step 3: Is 529 divisible by 5? No (doesn't end in 0 or 5) Step 4: Is 529 divisible by 7? 529 ÷ 7 = 75.57... No Step 5: Is 529 divisible by 11? 529 ÷ 11 = 48.09... No Step 6: Is 529 divisible by 13? 529 ÷ 13 = 40.69... No Step 7: Is 529 divisible by 17? 529 ÷ 17 = 31.11... No Step 8: Is 529 divisible by 19? 529 ÷ 19 = 27.84... No Step 9: Is 529 divisible by 23? 529 ÷ 23 = 23

529 = 23 × 23 = 23²

(We only need to check primes up to √529 ≈ 23)

Factor Tree

529
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23 × 23

529 has only one unique prime factor: 23

Perfect Square Check

Since 529 = 23², it is a perfect square. √529 = 23

Verification: 23 × 23 = (20+3)(20+3) = 400 + 60 + 60 + 9 = 529

Neighbouring perfect squares:

  • 22² = 484
  • 23² = 529
  • 24² = 576

Questions and Answers

What are all the factors of 529?+

529 has only 3 factors: **1, 23, and 529**. This is because 529 = 23² — a square of a prime always has exactly 3 factors.

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