Q: What are the prime factors of the number 334,432,557?

 A: 3, 31, 133187

Why are those the prime factors of the number 334,432,557?

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 334,432,557

334,432,557
Factor Arrows
3111,477,519
Factor Arrows
337,159,173
Factor Arrows
312,386,391
Factor Arrows
34,128,797
Factor Arrows
31133,187

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:

3, 31, 133187

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 3 x 3 x 3 x 3 x 31 x 133,187 = 334,432,557

This can also be written as 34 x 311 x 133,1871 = 334,432,557

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


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