Q: What are the prime factors of the number 206,710,604?

 A: 2, 31, 673, 2477

Why are those the prime factors of the number 206,710,604?

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 206,710,604

206,710,604
Factor Arrows
2103,355,302
Factor Arrows
251,677,651
Factor Arrows
311,667,021
Factor Arrows
6732,477

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, 31, 673, 2477

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 2 x 2 x 31 x 673 x 2,477 = 206,710,604

This can also be written as 22 x 311 x 6731 x 2,4771 = 206,710,604

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


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