Q: What are the prime factors of the number 21,632,607?

 A: 3, 89, 113, 239

Why are those the prime factors of the number 21,632,607?

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 21,632,607

21,632,607
Factor Arrows
37,210,869
Factor Arrows
32,403,623
Factor Arrows
8927,007
Factor Arrows
113239

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, 89, 113, 239

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 3 x 3 x 89 x 113 x 239 = 21,632,607

This can also be written as 32 x 891 x 1131 x 2391 = 21,632,607

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


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