Q: What are the prime factors of the number 235,122,304?

 A: 2, 61, 30113

Why are those the prime factors of the number 235,122,304?

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 235,122,304

235,122,304
Factor Arrows
2117,561,152
Factor Arrows
258,780,576
Factor Arrows
229,390,288
Factor Arrows
214,695,144
Factor Arrows
27,347,572
Factor Arrows
23,673,786
Factor Arrows
21,836,893
Factor Arrows
6130,113

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, 61, 30113

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 61 x 30,113 = 235,122,304

This can also be written as 27 x 611 x 30,1131 = 235,122,304

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


More Examples

Here are some more numbers to try:

Try the factor calculator

Explore more about the number 235,122,304:


Ask a Question