Q: What are the factor combinations of the number 42,661,555?

 A:
Positive:   1 x 426615555 x 853231119 x 224534537 x 115301553 x 80493595 x 449069185 x 230603229 x 186295265 x 160987703 x 606851007 x 423651145 x 372591961 x 217553515 x 121374351 x 98055035 x 8473
Negative: -1 x -42661555-5 x -8532311-19 x -2245345-37 x -1153015-53 x -804935-95 x -449069-185 x -230603-229 x -186295-265 x -160987-703 x -60685-1007 x -42365-1145 x -37259-1961 x -21755-3515 x -12137-4351 x -9805-5035 x -8473


How do I find the factor combinations of the number 42,661,555?

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 42,661,555, 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 42,661,555
-1 -42,661,555

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 42,661,555.

Example:
1 x 42,661,555 = 42,661,555
and
-1 x -42,661,555 = 42,661,555
Notice both answers equal 42,661,555

With that explanation out of the way, let's continue. Next, we take the number 42,661,555 and divide it by 2:

42,661,555 ÷ 2 = 21,330,777.5

If the quotient is a whole number, then 2 and 21,330,777.5 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 42,661,555
-1 -42,661,555

Now, we try dividing 42,661,555 by 3:

42,661,555 ÷ 3 = 14,220,518.3333

If the quotient is a whole number, then 3 and 14,220,518.3333 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 42,661,555
-1 -42,661,555

Let's try dividing by 4:

42,661,555 ÷ 4 = 10,665,388.75

If the quotient is a whole number, then 4 and 10,665,388.75 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 42,661,555
-1 42,661,555
Keep dividing by the next highest number until you cannot divide anymore.

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

15193753951852292657031,0071,1451,9613,5154,3515,0358,4739,80512,13721,75537,25942,36560,685160,987186,295230,603449,069804,9351,153,0152,245,3458,532,31142,661,555
-1-5-19-37-53-95-185-229-265-703-1,007-1,145-1,961-3,515-4,351-5,035-8,473-9,805-12,137-21,755-37,259-42,365-60,685-160,987-186,295-230,603-449,069-804,935-1,153,015-2,245,345-8,532,311-42,661,555

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