Q: What are the prime factors of the number 34,537,600?

 A: 2, 5, 43, 251

Why are those the prime factors of the number 34,537,600?

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 34,537,600

34,537,600
Factor Arrows
217,268,800
Factor Arrows
28,634,400
Factor Arrows
24,317,200
Factor Arrows
22,158,600
Factor Arrows
21,079,300
Factor Arrows
2539,650
Factor Arrows
2269,825
Factor Arrows
553,965
Factor Arrows
510,793
Factor Arrows
43251

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, 43, 251

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 5 x 5 x 43 x 251 = 34,537,600

This can also be written as 27 x 52 x 431 x 2511 = 34,537,600

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


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