Q: What are the prime factors of the number 323,312?

 A: 2, 11, 167

Why are those the prime factors of the number 323,312?

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 323,312

323,312
Factor Arrows
2161,656
Factor Arrows
280,828
Factor Arrows
240,414
Factor Arrows
220,207
Factor Arrows
111,837
Factor Arrows
11167

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, 11, 167

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 11 x 11 x 167 = 323,312

This can also be written as 24 x 112 x 1671 = 323,312

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


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