Q: What are the prime factors of the number 18,922,318?

 A: 2, 37, 6911

Why are those the prime factors of the number 18,922,318?

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 18,922,318

18,922,318
Factor Arrows
29,461,159
Factor Arrows
37255,707
Factor Arrows
376,911

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, 37, 6911

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 2 x 37 x 37 x 6,911 = 18,922,318

This can also be written as 21 x 372 x 6,9111 = 18,922,318

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


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