Q: What are the prime factors of the number 48,449,609?

 A: 13, 17, 211, 1039

Why are those the prime factors of the number 48,449,609?

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 48,449,609

48,449,609
Factor Arrows
133,726,893
Factor Arrows
17219,229
Factor Arrows
2111,039

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:

13, 17, 211, 1039

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 13 x 17 x 211 x 1,039 = 48,449,609

This can also be written as 131 x 171 x 2111 x 1,0391 = 48,449,609

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


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