What two number when multiplied equals 14871 (fourteen thousand eight hundred seventy one)?
From the aboves multiple we can see that 14871 is a multiple of 4 numbers.
The numbers are 1, 3, 4957, 14871
These numbers are called the factors of 14871.
3 x 4957= 14871
A prime number is a number that is divisible only by 1 and itself (without a remainder).
14871 is not a prime number because it is divisible by other number than 1 and itself.
Lets learn factorization of other numbers.