Q: What are the prime factors of the number 24,131,440?

 A: 2, 5, 301643

Why are those the prime factors of the number 24,131,440?

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 24,131,440

24,131,440
Factor Arrows
212,065,720
Factor Arrows
26,032,860
Factor Arrows
23,016,430
Factor Arrows
21,508,215
Factor Arrows
5301,643

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, 5, 301643

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 5 x 301,643 = 24,131,440

This can also be written as 24 x 51 x 301,6431 = 24,131,440

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


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