Q: What are the prime factors of the number 13,221,600?

 A: 2, 3, 5, 7, 787

Why are those the prime factors of the number 13,221,600?

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 13,221,600

13,221,600
Factor Arrows
26,610,800
Factor Arrows
23,305,400
Factor Arrows
21,652,700
Factor Arrows
2826,350
Factor Arrows
2413,175
Factor Arrows
3137,725
Factor Arrows
527,545
Factor Arrows
55,509
Factor Arrows
7787

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, 3, 5, 7, 787

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 x 5 x 5 x 7 x 787 = 13,221,600

This can also be written as 25 x 31 x 52 x 71 x 7871 = 13,221,600

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


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