Q: What are the prime factors of the number 92,922?

 A: 2, 3, 17, 911

Why are those the prime factors of the number 92,922?

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 92,922

92,922
Factor Arrows
246,461
Factor Arrows
315,487
Factor Arrows
17911

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, 17, 911

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 2 x 3 x 17 x 911 = 92,922

This can also be written as 21 x 31 x 171 x 9111 = 92,922

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


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