Q: What are the prime factors of the number 376,474,554?

 A: 2, 3, 17, 61, 83

Why are those the prime factors of the number 376,474,554?

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 376,474,554

376,474,554
Factor Arrows
2188,237,277
Factor Arrows
362,745,759
Factor Arrows
320,915,253
Factor Arrows
36,971,751
Factor Arrows
32,323,917
Factor Arrows
3774,639
Factor Arrows
3258,213
Factor Arrows
386,071
Factor Arrows
175,063
Factor Arrows
6183

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, 3, 17, 61, 83

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 2 x 3 x 3 x 3 x 3 x 3 x 3 x 3 x 17 x 61 x 83 = 376,474,554

This can also be written as 21 x 37 x 171 x 611 x 831 = 376,474,554

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


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