Q: What are the prime factors of the number 9,709,636?

 A: 2, 47, 51647

Why are those the prime factors of the number 9,709,636?

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 9,709,636

9,709,636
Factor Arrows
24,854,818
Factor Arrows
22,427,409
Factor Arrows
4751,647

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, 47, 51647

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 2 x 2 x 47 x 51,647 = 9,709,636

This can also be written as 22 x 471 x 51,6471 = 9,709,636

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


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