Q: What are the factor combinations of the number 36,156,720?

 A:
Positive:   1 x 361567202 x 180783603 x 120522404 x 90391805 x 72313446 x 60261208 x 451959010 x 361567212 x 301306015 x 241044816 x 225979520 x 180783624 x 150653030 x 120522440 x 90391848 x 75326560 x 60261279 x 45768080 x 451959120 x 301306158 x 228840237 x 152560240 x 150653316 x 114420395 x 91536474 x 76280632 x 57210790 x 45768948 x 381401185 x 305121264 x 286051580 x 228841896 x 190701907 x 189602370 x 152563160 x 114423792 x 95353814 x 94804740 x 76285721 x 6320
Negative: -1 x -36156720-2 x -18078360-3 x -12052240-4 x -9039180-5 x -7231344-6 x -6026120-8 x -4519590-10 x -3615672-12 x -3013060-15 x -2410448-16 x -2259795-20 x -1807836-24 x -1506530-30 x -1205224-40 x -903918-48 x -753265-60 x -602612-79 x -457680-80 x -451959-120 x -301306-158 x -228840-237 x -152560-240 x -150653-316 x -114420-395 x -91536-474 x -76280-632 x -57210-790 x -45768-948 x -38140-1185 x -30512-1264 x -28605-1580 x -22884-1896 x -19070-1907 x -18960-2370 x -15256-3160 x -11442-3792 x -9535-3814 x -9480-4740 x -7628-5721 x -6320


How do I find the factor combinations of the number 36,156,720?

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 36,156,720, 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 36,156,720
-1 -36,156,720

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 36,156,720.

Example:
1 x 36,156,720 = 36,156,720
and
-1 x -36,156,720 = 36,156,720
Notice both answers equal 36,156,720

With that explanation out of the way, let's continue. Next, we take the number 36,156,720 and divide it by 2:

36,156,720 ÷ 2 = 18,078,360

If the quotient is a whole number, then 2 and 18,078,360 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 18,078,360 36,156,720
-1 -2 -18,078,360 -36,156,720

Now, we try dividing 36,156,720 by 3:

36,156,720 ÷ 3 = 12,052,240

If the quotient is a whole number, then 3 and 12,052,240 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 12,052,240 18,078,360 36,156,720
-1 -2 -3 -12,052,240 -18,078,360 -36,156,720

Let's try dividing by 4:

36,156,720 ÷ 4 = 9,039,180

If the quotient is a whole number, then 4 and 9,039,180 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 9,039,180 12,052,240 18,078,360 36,156,720
-1 -2 -3 -4 -9,039,180 -12,052,240 -18,078,360 36,156,720
Keep dividing by the next highest number until you cannot divide anymore.

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

12345681012151620243040486079801201582372403163954746327909481,1851,2641,5801,8961,9072,3703,1603,7923,8144,7405,7216,3207,6289,4809,53511,44215,25618,96019,07022,88428,60530,51238,14045,76857,21076,28091,536114,420150,653152,560228,840301,306451,959457,680602,612753,265903,9181,205,2241,506,5301,807,8362,259,7952,410,4483,013,0603,615,6724,519,5906,026,1207,231,3449,039,18012,052,24018,078,36036,156,720
-1-2-3-4-5-6-8-10-12-15-16-20-24-30-40-48-60-79-80-120-158-237-240-316-395-474-632-790-948-1,185-1,264-1,580-1,896-1,907-2,370-3,160-3,792-3,814-4,740-5,721-6,320-7,628-9,480-9,535-11,442-15,256-18,960-19,070-22,884-28,605-30,512-38,140-45,768-57,210-76,280-91,536-114,420-150,653-152,560-228,840-301,306-451,959-457,680-602,612-753,265-903,918-1,205,224-1,506,530-1,807,836-2,259,795-2,410,448-3,013,060-3,615,672-4,519,590-6,026,120-7,231,344-9,039,180-12,052,240-18,078,360-36,156,720

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