Prudential Financial, Inc. 5.62 (PRS) S-3ASR Automatic shelf registration

Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated February 28, 2006 relating to the financial statements, financial statement schedules, management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in Prudential Financial, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005. We also consent to the references to us under the heading “Experts” in such Registration Statement.

/s/ Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP

New York, New York

March 16, 2006