Q: What are the prime factors of the number 244,414,442?

 A: 2, 19, 1723, 3733

Why are those the prime factors of the number 244,414,442?

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 244,414,442

244,414,442
Factor Arrows
2122,207,221
Factor Arrows
196,431,959
Factor Arrows
1,7233,733

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, 19, 1723, 3733

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 2 x 19 x 1,723 x 3,733 = 244,414,442

This can also be written as 21 x 191 x 1,7231 x 3,7331 = 244,414,442

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


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