Q: What are the prime factors of the number 322,223?

 A: 11, 2663

Why are those the prime factors of the number 322,223?

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 322,223

322,223
Factor Arrows
1129,293
Factor Arrows
112,663

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:

11, 2663

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 11 x 11 x 2,663 = 322,223

This can also be written as 112 x 2,6631 = 322,223

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


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