Q: What are the prime factors of the number 45,526,296?

 A: 2, 3, 811, 2339

Why are those the prime factors of the number 45,526,296?

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 45,526,296

45,526,296
Factor Arrows
222,763,148
Factor Arrows
211,381,574
Factor Arrows
25,690,787
Factor Arrows
31,896,929
Factor Arrows
8112,339

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, 811, 2339

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 x 811 x 2,339 = 45,526,296

This can also be written as 23 x 31 x 8111 x 2,3391 = 45,526,296

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


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