Q: What are the prime factors of the number 334,324,210?

 A: 2, 5, 11, 17, 16253

Why are those the prime factors of the number 334,324,210?

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 334,324,210

334,324,210
Factor Arrows
2167,162,105
Factor Arrows
533,432,421
Factor Arrows
113,039,311
Factor Arrows
11276,301
Factor Arrows
1716,253

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, 5, 11, 17, 16253

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 2 x 5 x 11 x 11 x 17 x 16,253 = 334,324,210

This can also be written as 21 x 51 x 112 x 171 x 16,2531 = 334,324,210

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


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