Q: What are the prime factors of the number 54,514,376?

 A: 2, 7, 17, 173, 331

Why are those the prime factors of the number 54,514,376?

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 54,514,376

54,514,376
Factor Arrows
227,257,188
Factor Arrows
213,628,594
Factor Arrows
26,814,297
Factor Arrows
7973,471
Factor Arrows
1757,263
Factor Arrows
173331

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, 7, 17, 173, 331

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 2 x 2 x 2 x 7 x 17 x 173 x 331 = 54,514,376

This can also be written as 23 x 71 x 171 x 1731 x 3311 = 54,514,376

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


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