Q: What are the factor combinations of the number 173,304,672?

 A:
Positive:   1 x 1733046722 x 866523363 x 577682244 x 433261686 x 288841128 x 2166308412 x 1444205616 x 1083154224 x 722102832 x 541577148 x 361051496 x 1805257283 x 612384566 x 306192849 x 2041281132 x 1530961698 x 1020642264 x 765483396 x 510324528 x 382746379 x 271686792 x 255169056 x 1913712758 x 13584
Negative: -1 x -173304672-2 x -86652336-3 x -57768224-4 x -43326168-6 x -28884112-8 x -21663084-12 x -14442056-16 x -10831542-24 x -7221028-32 x -5415771-48 x -3610514-96 x -1805257-283 x -612384-566 x -306192-849 x -204128-1132 x -153096-1698 x -102064-2264 x -76548-3396 x -51032-4528 x -38274-6379 x -27168-6792 x -25516-9056 x -19137-12758 x -13584


How do I find the factor combinations of the number 173,304,672?

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 173,304,672, 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.

1 173,304,672
-1 -173,304,672

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 173,304,672.

Example:
1 x 173,304,672 = 173,304,672
and
-1 x -173,304,672 = 173,304,672
Notice both answers equal 173,304,672

With that explanation out of the way, let's continue. Next, we take the number 173,304,672 and divide it by 2:

173,304,672 ÷ 2 = 86,652,336

If the quotient is a whole number, then 2 and 86,652,336 are factors. In this case, the quotient is a whole number. Write them in the table inside the other two factors like the below example. Don't forget to write the negative numbers too!

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

1 2 86,652,336 173,304,672
-1 -2 -86,652,336 -173,304,672

Now, we try dividing 173,304,672 by 3:

173,304,672 ÷ 3 = 57,768,224

If the quotient is a whole number, then 3 and 57,768,224 are factors. In this case, the quotient is a whole number. Write them in the table inside the other two factors like the below example. Don't forget to write the negative numbers too!

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

1 2 3 57,768,224 86,652,336 173,304,672
-1 -2 -3 -57,768,224 -86,652,336 -173,304,672

Let's try dividing by 4:

173,304,672 ÷ 4 = 43,326,168

If the quotient is a whole number, then 4 and 43,326,168 are factors. In this case, the quotient is a whole number. Write them in the table inside the other two factors like the below example. Don't forget to write the negative numbers too!

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

1 2 3 4 43,326,168 57,768,224 86,652,336 173,304,672
-1 -2 -3 -4 -43,326,168 -57,768,224 -86,652,336 173,304,672
Keep dividing by the next highest number until you cannot divide anymore.

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

1234681216243248962835668491,1321,6982,2643,3964,5286,3796,7929,05612,75813,58419,13725,51627,16838,27451,03276,548102,064153,096204,128306,192612,3841,805,2573,610,5145,415,7717,221,02810,831,54214,442,05621,663,08428,884,11243,326,16857,768,22486,652,336173,304,672
-1-2-3-4-6-8-12-16-24-32-48-96-283-566-849-1,132-1,698-2,264-3,396-4,528-6,379-6,792-9,056-12,758-13,584-19,137-25,516-27,168-38,274-51,032-76,548-102,064-153,096-204,128-306,192-612,384-1,805,257-3,610,514-5,415,771-7,221,028-10,831,542-14,442,056-21,663,084-28,884,112-43,326,168-57,768,224-86,652,336-173,304,672

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