Q: What are the prime factors of the number 10,979,476?

 A: 2, 419, 6551

Why are those the prime factors of the number 10,979,476?

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 10,979,476

10,979,476
Factor Arrows
25,489,738
Factor Arrows
22,744,869
Factor Arrows
4196,551

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:

2, 419, 6551

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 2 x 2 x 419 x 6,551 = 10,979,476

This can also be written as 22 x 4191 x 6,5511 = 10,979,476

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


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