Q: What are the prime factors of the number 24,686,545?

 A: 5, 13, 113, 3361

Why are those the prime factors of the number 24,686,545?

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 24,686,545

24,686,545
Factor Arrows
54,937,309
Factor Arrows
13379,793
Factor Arrows
1133,361

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:

5, 13, 113, 3361

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 5 x 13 x 113 x 3,361 = 24,686,545

This can also be written as 51 x 131 x 1131 x 3,3611 = 24,686,545

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


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