Q: What are the prime factors of the number 127,714,228?

 A: 2, 47, 317, 2143

Why are those the prime factors of the number 127,714,228?

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 127,714,228

127,714,228
Factor Arrows
263,857,114
Factor Arrows
231,928,557
Factor Arrows
47679,331
Factor Arrows
3172,143

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, 47, 317, 2143

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 2 x 2 x 47 x 317 x 2,143 = 127,714,228

This can also be written as 22 x 471 x 3171 x 2,1431 = 127,714,228

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


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