Q: What are the prime factors of the number 21,554,855?

 A: 5, 7, 97, 907

Why are those the prime factors of the number 21,554,855?

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 21,554,855

21,554,855
Factor Arrows
54,310,971
Factor Arrows
7615,853
Factor Arrows
787,979
Factor Arrows
97907

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:

5, 7, 97, 907

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 5 x 7 x 7 x 97 x 907 = 21,554,855

This can also be written as 51 x 72 x 971 x 9071 = 21,554,855

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


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