Q: What are the prime factors of the number 17,458,749?

 A: 3, 7, 11, 59, 61

Why are those the prime factors of the number 17,458,749?

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 17,458,749

17,458,749
Factor Arrows
35,819,583
Factor Arrows
31,939,861
Factor Arrows
7277,123
Factor Arrows
739,589
Factor Arrows
113,599
Factor Arrows
5961

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, 7, 11, 59, 61

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 3 x 3 x 7 x 7 x 11 x 59 x 61 = 17,458,749

This can also be written as 32 x 72 x 111 x 591 x 611 = 17,458,749

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


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