Q: What is the prime factorization of the number 54,363,323?

 A:
  • The prime factors are: 7 x 37 x 431 x 487
    • or also written as { 7, 37, 431, 487 }
  • Written in exponential form: 71 x 371 x 4311 x 4871

Why is the prime factorization of 54,363,323 written as 71 x 371 x 4311 x 4871?

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 54,363,323

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 54,363,323 by 2

54,363,323 ÷ 2 = 27,181,661.5 - This has a remainder. Let's try another prime number.
54,363,323 ÷ 3 = 18,121,107.6667 - This has a remainder. Let's try another prime number.
54,363,323 ÷ 5 = 10,872,664.6 - This has a remainder. Let's try another prime number.
54,363,323 ÷ 7 = 7,766,189 - No remainder! 7 is one of the factors!
7,766,189 ÷ 7 = 1,109,455.5714 - There is a remainder. We can't divide by 7 evenly anymore. Let's try the next prime number
7,766,189 ÷ 11 = 706,017.1818 - This has a remainder. 11 is not a factor.
7,766,189 ÷ 13 = 597,399.1538 - This has a remainder. 13 is not a factor.
7,766,189 ÷ 17 = 456,834.6471 - This has a remainder. 17 is not a factor.
...
Keep trying increasingly larger numbers until you find one that divides evenly.
...
7,766,189 ÷ 37 = 209,897 - No remainder! 37 is one of the factors!
209,897 ÷ 37 = 5,672.8919 - There is a remainder. We can't divide by 37 evenly anymore. Let's try the next prime number
209,897 ÷ 41 = 5,119.439 - This has a remainder. 41 is not a factor.
209,897 ÷ 43 = 4,881.3256 - This has a remainder. 43 is not a factor.
209,897 ÷ 47 = 4,465.8936 - This has a remainder. 47 is not a factor.
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Keep trying increasingly larger numbers until you find one that divides evenly.
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209,897 ÷ 431 = 487 - No remainder! 431 is one of the factors!
487 ÷ 431 = 1.1299 - There is a remainder. We can't divide by 431 evenly anymore. Let's try the next prime number
487 ÷ 433 = 1.1247 - This has a remainder. 433 is not a factor.
487 ÷ 439 = 1.1093 - This has a remainder. 439 is not a factor.
487 ÷ 443 = 1.0993 - This has a remainder. 443 is not a factor.
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Keep trying increasingly larger numbers until you find one that divides evenly.
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487 ÷ 487 = 1 - No remainder! 487 is one of the factors!

The orange divisor(s) above are the prime factors of the number 54,363,323. If we put all of it together we have the factors 7 x 37 x 431 x 487 = 54,363,323. It can also be written in exponential form as 71 x 371 x 4311 x 4871.

Factor Tree

Another way to do prime factorization is to use a factor tree. Below is a factor tree for the number 54,363,323.

54,363,323
Factor Arrows
77,766,189
Factor Arrows
37209,897
Factor Arrows
431487

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