Q: What is the prime factorization of the number 30,461,303?

 A:
  • The prime factors are: 1,789 x 17,027
    • or also written as { 1,789, 17,027 }
  • Written in exponential form: 1,7891 x 17,0271

Why is the prime factorization of 30,461,303 written as 1,7891 x 17,0271?

What is prime factorization?

Prime factorization or prime factor decomposition is the process of finding which prime numbers can be multiplied together to make the original number.

Finding the prime factors of 30,461,303

To find the prime factors, you start by dividing the number by the first prime number, which is 2. If there is not a remainder, meaning you can divide evenly, then 2 is a factor of the number. Continue dividing by 2 until you cannot divide evenly anymore. Write down how many 2's you were able to divide by evenly. Now try dividing by the next prime factor, which is 3. The goal is to get to a quotient of 1.

If it doesn't make sense yet, let's try it...

Here are the first several prime factors: 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29...

Let's start by dividing 30,461,303 by 2

30,461,303 ÷ 2 = 15,230,651.5 - This has a remainder. Let's try another prime number.
30,461,303 ÷ 3 = 10,153,767.6667 - This has a remainder. Let's try another prime number.
30,461,303 ÷ 5 = 6,092,260.6 - This has a remainder. Let's try another prime number.
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Keep trying increasingly larger numbers until you find one that divides evenly.
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30,461,303 ÷ 1,789 = 17,027 - No remainder! 1,789 is one of the factors!
17,027 ÷ 1,789 = 9.5176 - There is a remainder. We can't divide by 1789 evenly anymore. Let's try the next prime number
17,027 ÷ 1,801 = 9.4542 - This has a remainder. 1,801 is not a factor.
17,027 ÷ 1,811 = 9.402 - This has a remainder. 1,811 is not a factor.
17,027 ÷ 1,823 = 9.3401 - This has a remainder. 1,823 is not a factor.
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Keep trying increasingly larger numbers until you find one that divides evenly.
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17,027 ÷ 17,027 = 1 - No remainder! 17,027 is one of the factors!

The orange divisor(s) above are the prime factors of the number 30,461,303. If we put all of it together we have the factors 1,789 x 17,027 = 30,461,303. It can also be written in exponential form as 1,7891 x 17,0271.

Factor Tree

Another way to do prime factorization is to use a factor tree. Below is a factor tree for the number 30,461,303.

30,461,303
Factor Arrows
1,78917,027

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