Q: What are the prime factors of the number 10,327,551?

 A: 3, 13, 17, 37, 421

Why are those the prime factors of the number 10,327,551?

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 10,327,551

10,327,551
Factor Arrows
33,442,517
Factor Arrows
13264,809
Factor Arrows
1715,577
Factor Arrows
37421

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:

3, 13, 17, 37, 421

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 3 x 13 x 17 x 37 x 421 = 10,327,551

This can also be written as 31 x 131 x 171 x 371 x 4211 = 10,327,551

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


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