Q: What are the prime factors of the number 46,236,117?

 A: 3, 59, 97, 2693

Why are those the prime factors of the number 46,236,117?

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 46,236,117

46,236,117
Factor Arrows
315,412,039
Factor Arrows
59261,221
Factor Arrows
972,693

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, 59, 97, 2693

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 3 x 59 x 97 x 2,693 = 46,236,117

This can also be written as 31 x 591 x 971 x 2,6931 = 46,236,117

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


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