To find all the divisors of the number 312,120:
- 1. Decompose the number into prime factors.
- See how you can find out how many factors (divisors) the number has, without actually calculating them.
- 2. Multiply the prime factors in all their unique combinations, that yield different results.
1. Carry out the prime factorization of the number 312,120:
The prime factorization of a number: finding the prime numbers that multiply together to make that number.
312,120 = 23 × 33 × 5 × 172
312,120 is not a prime number but a composite one.
- Prime number: a natural number that is divisible (divided evenly) only by 1 and itself. A prime number has exactly two factors: 1 and the number itself.
- Examples of prime numbers: 2 (factors 1, 2), 3 (factors 1, 3), 5 (factors 1, 5), 7 (factors 1, 7), 11 (factors 1, 11), 13 (factors 1, 13), ...
- Composite number: a natural number that has at least one factor other than 1 and itself. So it is neither a prime number nor 1.
- Examples of composite numbers: 4 (it has 3 factors: 1, 2, 4), 6 (it has 4 factors: 1, 2, 3, 6), 8 (it has 4 factors: 1, 2, 4, 8), 9 (it has 3 factors: 1, 3, 9), 10 (it has 4 factors: 1, 2, 5, 10), 12 (it has 6 factors: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12), ...
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 = (3 + 1) × (3 + 1) × (1 + 1) × (2 + 1) = 4 × 4 × 2 × 3 = 96
But to actually calculate the factors, see below...
2. Multiply the prime factors of the number 312,120
- Multiply the prime factors involved in the prime factorization of the number in all their unique combinations, that give different results.
- Also consider the exponents of these prime factors.
- 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 factors (divisors).
neither prime nor composite =
1
prime factor =
2
prime factor =
3
composite factor = 2
2 =
4
prime factor =
5
composite factor = 2 × 3 =
6
composite factor = 2
3 =
8
composite factor = 3
2 =
9
composite factor = 2 × 5 =
10
composite factor = 2
2 × 3 =
12
composite factor = 3 × 5 =
15
prime factor =
17
composite factor = 2 × 3
2 =
18
composite factor = 2
2 × 5 =
20
composite factor = 2
3 × 3 =
24
composite factor = 3
3 =
27
composite factor = 2 × 3 × 5 =
30
composite factor = 2 × 17 =
34
composite factor = 2
2 × 3
2 =
36
composite factor = 2
3 × 5 =
40
composite factor = 3
2 × 5 =
45
composite factor = 3 × 17 =
51
composite factor = 2 × 3
3 =
54
composite factor = 2
2 × 3 × 5 =
60
composite factor = 2
2 × 17 =
68
composite factor = 2
3 × 3
2 =
72
composite factor = 5 × 17 =
85
composite factor = 2 × 3
2 × 5 =
90
composite factor = 2 × 3 × 17 =
102
composite factor = 2
2 × 3
3 =
108
composite factor = 2
3 × 3 × 5 =
120
composite factor = 3
3 × 5 =
135
composite factor = 2
3 × 17 =
136
composite factor = 3
2 × 17 =
153
composite factor = 2 × 5 × 17 =
170
composite factor = 2
2 × 3
2 × 5 =
180
composite factor = 2
2 × 3 × 17 =
204
composite factor = 2
3 × 3
3 =
216
composite factor = 3 × 5 × 17 =
255
composite factor = 2 × 3
3 × 5 =
270
composite factor = 17
2 =
289
composite factor = 2 × 3
2 × 17 =
306
composite factor = 2
2 × 5 × 17 =
340
composite factor = 2
3 × 3
2 × 5 =
360
composite factor = 2
3 × 3 × 17 =
408
composite factor = 3
3 × 17 =
459
composite factor = 2 × 3 × 5 × 17 =
510
composite factor = 2
2 × 3
3 × 5 =
540
This list continues below...
... This list continues from above
composite factor = 2 × 17
2 =
578
composite factor = 2
2 × 3
2 × 17 =
612
composite factor = 2
3 × 5 × 17 =
680
composite factor = 3
2 × 5 × 17 =
765
composite factor = 3 × 17
2 =
867
composite factor = 2 × 3
3 × 17 =
918
composite factor = 2
2 × 3 × 5 × 17 =
1,020
composite factor = 2
3 × 3
3 × 5 =
1,080
composite factor = 2
2 × 17
2 =
1,156
composite factor = 2
3 × 3
2 × 17 =
1,224
composite factor = 5 × 17
2 =
1,445
composite factor = 2 × 3
2 × 5 × 17 =
1,530
composite factor = 2 × 3 × 17
2 =
1,734
composite factor = 2
2 × 3
3 × 17 =
1,836
composite factor = 2
3 × 3 × 5 × 17 =
2,040
composite factor = 3
3 × 5 × 17 =
2,295
composite factor = 2
3 × 17
2 =
2,312
composite factor = 3
2 × 17
2 =
2,601
composite factor = 2 × 5 × 17
2 =
2,890
composite factor = 2
2 × 3
2 × 5 × 17 =
3,060
composite factor = 2
2 × 3 × 17
2 =
3,468
composite factor = 2
3 × 3
3 × 17 =
3,672
composite factor = 3 × 5 × 17
2 =
4,335
composite factor = 2 × 3
3 × 5 × 17 =
4,590
composite factor = 2 × 3
2 × 17
2 =
5,202
composite factor = 2
2 × 5 × 17
2 =
5,780
composite factor = 2
3 × 3
2 × 5 × 17 =
6,120
composite factor = 2
3 × 3 × 17
2 =
6,936
composite factor = 3
3 × 17
2 =
7,803
composite factor = 2 × 3 × 5 × 17
2 =
8,670
composite factor = 2
2 × 3
3 × 5 × 17 =
9,180
composite factor = 2
2 × 3
2 × 17
2 =
10,404
composite factor = 2
3 × 5 × 17
2 =
11,560
composite factor = 3
2 × 5 × 17
2 =
13,005
composite factor = 2 × 3
3 × 17
2 =
15,606
composite factor = 2
2 × 3 × 5 × 17
2 =
17,340
composite factor = 2
3 × 3
3 × 5 × 17 =
18,360
composite factor = 2
3 × 3
2 × 17
2 =
20,808
composite factor = 2 × 3
2 × 5 × 17
2 =
26,010
composite factor = 2
2 × 3
3 × 17
2 =
31,212
composite factor = 2
3 × 3 × 5 × 17
2 =
34,680
composite factor = 3
3 × 5 × 17
2 =
39,015
composite factor = 2
2 × 3
2 × 5 × 17
2 =
52,020
composite factor = 2
3 × 3
3 × 17
2 =
62,424
composite factor = 2 × 3
3 × 5 × 17
2 =
78,030
composite factor = 2
3 × 3
2 × 5 × 17
2 =
104,040
composite factor = 2
2 × 3
3 × 5 × 17
2 =
156,060
composite factor = 2
3 × 3
3 × 5 × 17
2 =
312,120
96 factors (divisors)
What times what is 312,120?
What number multiplied by what number equals 312,120?
All the combinations of any two natural numbers whose product equals 312,120.
1 × 312,120 = 312,120
2 × 156,060 = 312,120
3 × 104,040 = 312,120
4 × 78,030 = 312,120
5 × 62,424 = 312,120
6 × 52,020 = 312,120
8 × 39,015 = 312,120
9 × 34,680 = 312,120
10 × 31,212 = 312,120
12 × 26,010 = 312,120
15 × 20,808 = 312,120
17 × 18,360 = 312,120
18 × 17,340 = 312,120
20 × 15,606 = 312,120
24 × 13,005 = 312,120
27 × 11,560 = 312,120
30 × 10,404 = 312,120
34 × 9,180 = 312,120
36 × 8,670 = 312,120
40 × 7,803 = 312,120
45 × 6,936 = 312,120
51 × 6,120 = 312,120
54 × 5,780 = 312,120
60 × 5,202 = 312,120
68 × 4,590 = 312,120
72 × 4,335 = 312,120
85 × 3,672 = 312,120
90 × 3,468 = 312,120
102 × 3,060 = 312,120
108 × 2,890 = 312,120
120 × 2,601 = 312,120
135 × 2,312 = 312,120
136 × 2,295 = 312,120
153 × 2,040 = 312,120
170 × 1,836 = 312,120
180 × 1,734 = 312,120
204 × 1,530 = 312,120
216 × 1,445 = 312,120
255 × 1,224 = 312,120
270 × 1,156 = 312,120
289 × 1,080 = 312,120
306 × 1,020 = 312,120
340 × 918 = 312,120
360 × 867 = 312,120
408 × 765 = 312,120
459 × 680 = 312,120
510 × 612 = 312,120
540 × 578 = 312,120
48 unique multiplications The final answer:
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