Q: What are the prime factors of the number 214,067,798?

 A: 2, 7, 47, 263, 1237

Why are those the prime factors of the number 214,067,798?

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 214,067,798

214,067,798
Factor Arrows
2107,033,899
Factor Arrows
715,290,557
Factor Arrows
47325,331
Factor Arrows
2631,237

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, 7, 47, 263, 1237

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 2 x 7 x 47 x 263 x 1,237 = 214,067,798

This can also be written as 21 x 71 x 471 x 2631 x 1,2371 = 214,067,798

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


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