Q: What are the prime factors of the number 222,110,042?

 A: 2, 7, 11, 206039

Why are those the prime factors of the number 222,110,042?

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 222,110,042

222,110,042
Factor Arrows
2111,055,021
Factor Arrows
715,865,003
Factor Arrows
72,266,429
Factor Arrows
11206,039

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, 11, 206039

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 2 x 7 x 7 x 11 x 206,039 = 222,110,042

This can also be written as 21 x 72 x 111 x 206,0391 = 222,110,042

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


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