Q: What are the prime factors of the number 22,644,017?

 A: 11, 17, 419

Why are those the prime factors of the number 22,644,017?

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 22,644,017

22,644,017
Factor Arrows
112,058,547
Factor Arrows
17121,091
Factor Arrows
177,123
Factor Arrows
17419

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:

11, 17, 419

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 11 x 17 x 17 x 17 x 419 = 22,644,017

This can also be written as 111 x 173 x 4191 = 22,644,017

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


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