Q: What are the prime factors of the number 423,251,323?

 A: 11, 41, 271, 3463

Why are those the prime factors of the number 423,251,323?

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 423,251,323

423,251,323
Factor Arrows
1138,477,393
Factor Arrows
41938,473
Factor Arrows
2713,463

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:

11, 41, 271, 3463

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 11 x 41 x 271 x 3,463 = 423,251,323

This can also be written as 111 x 411 x 2711 x 3,4631 = 423,251,323

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


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