Q: What are the factor combinations of the number 10,243,303?

 A:
Positive:   1 x 102433037 x 146332923 x 44536149 x 20904761 x 167923149 x 68747161 x 63623427 x 239891043 x 98211127 x 90891403 x 73012989 x 3427
Negative: -1 x -10243303-7 x -1463329-23 x -445361-49 x -209047-61 x -167923-149 x -68747-161 x -63623-427 x -23989-1043 x -9821-1127 x -9089-1403 x -7301-2989 x -3427


How do I find the factor combinations of the number 10,243,303?

Unfortunately, there's not simple formula to identifying all of the factors of a number and it can be a tedious process when trying to identify the divisors of larger numbers. To find the factor combinations of the number 10,243,303, it is easier to work with a table - it's called factoring from the outside in.

Outside in Factoring

We start by creating a table and writing 1 on the left side and then the number we're trying to find the factors for on the right side in a table. Then, below that, write the numbers as a negative as well.

1 10,243,303
-1 -10,243,303

Why are the negative numbers included?

When you multiply two negative numbers together, you get a positive number. That means both the positive and negative numbers are factors of 10,243,303.

Example:
1 x 10,243,303 = 10,243,303
and
-1 x -10,243,303 = 10,243,303
Notice both answers equal 10,243,303

With that explanation out of the way, let's continue. Next, we take the number 10,243,303 and divide it by 2:

10,243,303 ÷ 2 = 5,121,651.5

If the quotient is a whole number, then 2 and 5,121,651.5 are factors. In this case, the quotient is not a whole number. Don't write anything down and try the next divisor.

Here is what our table should look like at this step:

1 10,243,303
-1 -10,243,303

Now, we try dividing 10,243,303 by 3:

10,243,303 ÷ 3 = 3,414,434.3333

If the quotient is a whole number, then 3 and 3,414,434.3333 are factors. In this case, the quotient is not a whole number. Don't write anything down and try the next divisor.

Here is what our table should look like at this step:

1 10,243,303
-1 -10,243,303

Let's try dividing by 4:

10,243,303 ÷ 4 = 2,560,825.75

If the quotient is a whole number, then 4 and 2,560,825.75 are factors. In this case, the quotient is not a whole number. Don't write anything down and try the next divisor.

Here is what our table should look like at this step:

1 10,243,303
-1 10,243,303
Keep dividing by the next highest number until you cannot divide anymore.

If you did it right, you will end up with this table:

172349611491614271,0431,1271,4032,9893,4277,3019,0899,82123,98963,62368,747167,923209,047445,3611,463,32910,243,303
-1-7-23-49-61-149-161-427-1,043-1,127-1,403-2,989-3,427-7,301-9,089-9,821-23,989-63,623-68,747-167,923-209,047-445,361-1,463,329-10,243,303

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