Q: What are the prime factors of the number 26,135,610?

 A: 2, 3, 5, 233, 3739

Why are those the prime factors of the number 26,135,610?

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 26,135,610

26,135,610
Factor Arrows
213,067,805
Factor Arrows
34,355,935
Factor Arrows
5871,187
Factor Arrows
2333,739

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, 233, 3739

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 2 x 3 x 5 x 233 x 3,739 = 26,135,610

This can also be written as 21 x 31 x 51 x 2331 x 3,7391 = 26,135,610

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


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