Q: What are the prime factors of the number 38,048,325?

 A: 3, 5, 7, 23, 137

Why are those the prime factors of the number 38,048,325?

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 38,048,325

38,048,325
Factor Arrows
312,682,775
Factor Arrows
52,536,555
Factor Arrows
5507,311
Factor Arrows
772,473
Factor Arrows
233,151
Factor Arrows
23137

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, 5, 7, 23, 137

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 3 x 5 x 5 x 7 x 23 x 23 x 137 = 38,048,325

This can also be written as 31 x 52 x 71 x 232 x 1371 = 38,048,325

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


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