Q: What are the prime factors of the number 2,211,321?

 A: 3, 7, 307

Why are those the prime factors of the number 2,211,321?

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 2,211,321

2,211,321
Factor Arrows
3737,107
Factor Arrows
7105,301
Factor Arrows
715,043
Factor Arrows
72,149
Factor Arrows
7307

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, 7, 307

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 3 x 7 x 7 x 7 x 7 x 307 = 2,211,321

This can also be written as 31 x 74 x 3071 = 2,211,321

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


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