How to count the number of factors of a number?
Without actually finding the factors
- If a number N is prime factorized as:
N = am × bk × cz
where a, b, c are the prime factors and m, k, z are their exponents, natural numbers, .... - ...
- Then the number of factors of the number N can be calculated as:
n = (m + 1) × (k + 1) × (z + 1) - ...
- In our case, the number of factors is calculated as:
- n = (5 + 1) × (1 + 1) × (1 + 1) × (1 + 1) = 6 × 2 × 2 × 2 = 48
But to actually calculate the factors, see below...
3. Multiply the prime factors of the 'gcf':
- Multiply the prime factors involved in the prime factorization of the GCF in all their unique combinations, that give different results.
- Also consider the exponents of the prime factors (example: 32 = 3 × 3 = 9).
- Also add 1 to the list of factors (divisors). All the numbers are divisible by 1.
All the factors (divisors) are listed below - in ascending order
The list of factors (divisors):
Numbers other than 1 that are not prime factors are composite instead.
neither prime nor composite =
1
prime factor =
2
composite factor = 2
2 =
4
prime factor =
5
composite factor = 2
3 =
8
composite factor = 2 × 5 =
10
composite factor = 2
4 =
16
composite factor = 2
2 × 5 =
20
composite factor = 2
5 =
32
composite factor = 2
3 × 5 =
40
prime factor =
71
composite factor = 2
4 × 5 =
80
prime factor =
139
composite factor = 2 × 71 =
142
composite factor = 2
5 × 5 =
160
composite factor = 2 × 139 =
278
composite factor = 2
2 × 71 =
284
composite factor = 5 × 71 =
355
composite factor = 2
2 × 139 =
556
composite factor = 2
3 × 71 =
568
composite factor = 5 × 139 =
695
composite factor = 2 × 5 × 71 =
710
composite factor = 2
3 × 139 =
1,112
composite factor = 2
4 × 71 =
1,136
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composite factor = 2 × 5 × 139 =
1,390
composite factor = 2
2 × 5 × 71 =
1,420
composite factor = 2
4 × 139 =
2,224
composite factor = 2
5 × 71 =
2,272
composite factor = 2
2 × 5 × 139 =
2,780
composite factor = 2
3 × 5 × 71 =
2,840
composite factor = 2
5 × 139 =
4,448
composite factor = 2
3 × 5 × 139 =
5,560
composite factor = 2
4 × 5 × 71 =
5,680
composite factor = 71 × 139 =
9,869
composite factor = 2
4 × 5 × 139 =
11,120
composite factor = 2
5 × 5 × 71 =
11,360
composite factor = 2 × 71 × 139 =
19,738
composite factor = 2
5 × 5 × 139 =
22,240
composite factor = 2
2 × 71 × 139 =
39,476
composite factor = 5 × 71 × 139 =
49,345
composite factor = 2
3 × 71 × 139 =
78,952
composite factor = 2 × 5 × 71 × 139 =
98,690
composite factor = 2
4 × 71 × 139 =
157,904
composite factor = 2
2 × 5 × 71 × 139 =
197,380
composite factor = 2
5 × 71 × 139 =
315,808
composite factor = 2
3 × 5 × 71 × 139 =
394,760
composite factor = 2
4 × 5 × 71 × 139 =
789,520
composite factor = 2
5 × 5 × 71 × 139 =
1,579,040
48 common factors (divisors)
What times what is 1,579,040?
What number multiplied by what number equals 1,579,040?
All the combinations of any two natural numbers whose product equals 1,579,040.
1 × 1,579,040 = 1,579,040
2 × 789,520 = 1,579,040
4 × 394,760 = 1,579,040
5 × 315,808 = 1,579,040
8 × 197,380 = 1,579,040
10 × 157,904 = 1,579,040
16 × 98,690 = 1,579,040
20 × 78,952 = 1,579,040
32 × 49,345 = 1,579,040
40 × 39,476 = 1,579,040
71 × 22,240 = 1,579,040
80 × 19,738 = 1,579,040
139 × 11,360 = 1,579,040
142 × 11,120 = 1,579,040
160 × 9,869 = 1,579,040
278 × 5,680 = 1,579,040
284 × 5,560 = 1,579,040
355 × 4,448 = 1,579,040
556 × 2,840 = 1,579,040
568 × 2,780 = 1,579,040
695 × 2,272 = 1,579,040
710 × 2,224 = 1,579,040
1,112 × 1,420 = 1,579,040
1,136 × 1,390 = 1,579,040
24 unique multiplications