Q: What are the prime factors of the number 236,626,418?

 A: 2, 7, 19, 421, 2113

Why are those the prime factors of the number 236,626,418?

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 236,626,418

236,626,418
Factor Arrows
2118,313,209
Factor Arrows
716,901,887
Factor Arrows
19889,573
Factor Arrows
4212,113

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, 7, 19, 421, 2113

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 2 x 7 x 19 x 421 x 2,113 = 236,626,418

This can also be written as 21 x 71 x 191 x 4211 x 2,1131 = 236,626,418

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


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