Q: What are the prime factors of the number 8,844,930?

 A: 2, 3, 5, 17, 41, 47

Why are those the prime factors of the number 8,844,930?

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 8,844,930

8,844,930
Factor Arrows
24,422,465
Factor Arrows
31,474,155
Factor Arrows
3491,385
Factor Arrows
3163,795
Factor Arrows
532,759
Factor Arrows
171,927
Factor Arrows
4147

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, 5, 17, 41, 47

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 2 x 3 x 3 x 3 x 5 x 17 x 41 x 47 = 8,844,930

This can also be written as 21 x 33 x 51 x 171 x 411 x 471 = 8,844,930

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


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