Q: What are the prime factors of the number 320,010,112?

 A: 2, 751, 3329

Why are those the prime factors of the number 320,010,112?

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 320,010,112

320,010,112
Factor Arrows
2160,005,056
Factor Arrows
280,002,528
Factor Arrows
240,001,264
Factor Arrows
220,000,632
Factor Arrows
210,000,316
Factor Arrows
25,000,158
Factor Arrows
22,500,079
Factor Arrows
7513,329

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, 751, 3329

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 751 x 3,329 = 320,010,112

This can also be written as 27 x 7511 x 3,3291 = 320,010,112

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


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