Q: What are the prime factors of the number 2,434,950?

 A: 2, 3, 5, 7, 773

Why are those the prime factors of the number 2,434,950?

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 2,434,950

2,434,950
Factor Arrows
21,217,475
Factor Arrows
3405,825
Factor Arrows
3135,275
Factor Arrows
527,055
Factor Arrows
55,411
Factor Arrows
7773

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, 3, 5, 7, 773

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 2 x 3 x 3 x 5 x 5 x 7 x 773 = 2,434,950

This can also be written as 21 x 32 x 52 x 71 x 7731 = 2,434,950

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


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