Q: What are the prime factors of the number 62,677,167?

 A: 3, 7, 71, 127, 331

Why are those the prime factors of the number 62,677,167?

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 62,677,167

62,677,167
Factor Arrows
320,892,389
Factor Arrows
72,984,627
Factor Arrows
7142,037
Factor Arrows
127331

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, 7, 71, 127, 331

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 3 x 7 x 71 x 127 x 331 = 62,677,167

This can also be written as 31 x 71 x 711 x 1271 x 3311 = 62,677,167

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


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