Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form N-1A of Prudential Investment Portfolios 3 of our report dated April 17, 2023, relating to the financial statements and financial highlights, which appears in PGIM Jennison Focused Growth Fund’s Annual Report on Form N-CSR for the year ended February 28, 2023.  We also consent to the references to us under the headings "Financial Statements", "Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm" and “Financial Highlights” in such Registration Statement. 

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 

New York, New York 

April 26, 2023 

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form N-1A of Prudential Investment Portfolios 3 of our report dated April 17, 2023, relating to the financial statements and financial highlights, which appears in PGIM Quant Solutions Large-Cap Value Fund’s Annual Report on Form N-CSR for the year ended February 28, 2023.  We also consent to the references to us under the headings "Financial Statements", "Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm" and “Financial Highlights” in such Registration Statement. 

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 

New York, New York 

April 26, 2023 

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form N-1A of Prudential Investment Portfolios 3 of our report dated April 17, 2023, relating to the financial statements and financial highlights, which appears in PGIM Strategic Bond Fund’s Annual Report on Form N-CSR for the year ended February 28, 2023.  We also consent to the references to us under the headings "Financial Statements", "Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm" and “Financial Highlights” in such Registration Statement. 

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 

New York, New York 

April 26, 2023