Q: What are the prime factors of the number 247,246,444?

 A: 2, 109, 191, 2969

Why are those the prime factors of the number 247,246,444?

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 247,246,444

247,246,444
Factor Arrows
2123,623,222
Factor Arrows
261,811,611
Factor Arrows
109567,079
Factor Arrows
1912,969

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, 109, 191, 2969

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 2 x 2 x 109 x 191 x 2,969 = 247,246,444

This can also be written as 22 x 1091 x 1911 x 2,9691 = 247,246,444

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


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