Q: What are the factor combinations of the number 239,904?

 A:
Positive:   1 x 2399042 x 1199523 x 799684 x 599766 x 399847 x 342728 x 299889 x 2665612 x 1999214 x 1713616 x 1499417 x 1411218 x 1332821 x 1142424 x 999628 x 856832 x 749734 x 705636 x 666442 x 571248 x 499849 x 489651 x 470456 x 428463 x 380868 x 352872 x 333284 x 285696 x 249998 x 2448102 x 2352112 x 2142119 x 2016126 x 1904136 x 1764144 x 1666147 x 1632153 x 1568168 x 1428196 x 1224204 x 1176224 x 1071238 x 1008252 x 952272 x 882288 x 833294 x 816306 x 784336 x 714357 x 672392 x 612408 x 588441 x 544476 x 504
Negative: -1 x -239904-2 x -119952-3 x -79968-4 x -59976-6 x -39984-7 x -34272-8 x -29988-9 x -26656-12 x -19992-14 x -17136-16 x -14994-17 x -14112-18 x -13328-21 x -11424-24 x -9996-28 x -8568-32 x -7497-34 x -7056-36 x -6664-42 x -5712-48 x -4998-49 x -4896-51 x -4704-56 x -4284-63 x -3808-68 x -3528-72 x -3332-84 x -2856-96 x -2499-98 x -2448-102 x -2352-112 x -2142-119 x -2016-126 x -1904-136 x -1764-144 x -1666-147 x -1632-153 x -1568-168 x -1428-196 x -1224-204 x -1176-224 x -1071-238 x -1008-252 x -952-272 x -882-288 x -833-294 x -816-306 x -784-336 x -714-357 x -672-392 x -612-408 x -588-441 x -544-476 x -504


How do I find the factor combinations of the number 239,904?

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 239,904, 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.

1 239,904
-1 -239,904

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 239,904.

Example:
1 x 239,904 = 239,904
and
-1 x -239,904 = 239,904
Notice both answers equal 239,904

With that explanation out of the way, let's continue. Next, we take the number 239,904 and divide it by 2:

239,904 ÷ 2 = 119,952

If the quotient is a whole number, then 2 and 119,952 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 2 119,952 239,904
-1 -2 -119,952 -239,904

Now, we try dividing 239,904 by 3:

239,904 ÷ 3 = 79,968

If the quotient is a whole number, then 3 and 79,968 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 79,968 119,952 239,904
-1 -2 -3 -79,968 -119,952 -239,904

Let's try dividing by 4:

239,904 ÷ 4 = 59,976

If the quotient is a whole number, then 4 and 59,976 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 59,976 79,968 119,952 239,904
-1 -2 -3 -4 -59,976 -79,968 -119,952 239,904
Keep dividing by the next highest number until you cannot divide anymore.

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

12346789121416171821242832343642484951566368728496981021121191261361441471531681962042242382522722882943063363573924084414765045445886126727147848168338829521,0081,0711,1761,2241,4281,5681,6321,6661,7641,9042,0162,1422,3522,4482,4992,8563,3323,5283,8084,2844,7044,8964,9985,7126,6647,0567,4978,5689,99611,42413,32814,11214,99417,13619,99226,65629,98834,27239,98459,97679,968119,952239,904
-1-2-3-4-6-7-8-9-12-14-16-17-18-21-24-28-32-34-36-42-48-49-51-56-63-68-72-84-96-98-102-112-119-126-136-144-147-153-168-196-204-224-238-252-272-288-294-306-336-357-392-408-441-476-504-544-588-612-672-714-784-816-833-882-952-1,008-1,071-1,176-1,224-1,428-1,568-1,632-1,666-1,764-1,904-2,016-2,142-2,352-2,448-2,499-2,856-3,332-3,528-3,808-4,284-4,704-4,896-4,998-5,712-6,664-7,056-7,497-8,568-9,996-11,424-13,328-14,112-14,994-17,136-19,992-26,656-29,988-34,272-39,984-59,976-79,968-119,952-239,904

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