Q: What are the prime factors of the number 378,322,304?

 A: 2, 467, 6329

Why are those the prime factors of the number 378,322,304?

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 378,322,304

378,322,304
Factor Arrows
2189,161,152
Factor Arrows
294,580,576
Factor Arrows
247,290,288
Factor Arrows
223,645,144
Factor Arrows
211,822,572
Factor Arrows
25,911,286
Factor Arrows
22,955,643
Factor Arrows
4676,329

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, 467, 6329

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 467 x 6,329 = 378,322,304

This can also be written as 27 x 4671 x 6,3291 = 378,322,304

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


More Examples

Here are some more numbers to try:

Try the factor calculator

Explore more about the number 378,322,304:


Ask a Question