Q: What are the factor combinations of the number 503,123,425?

 A:
Positive:   1 x 5031234255 x 1006246857 x 7187477525 x 2012493735 x 1437495549 x 1026782561 x 8247925175 x 2874991245 x 2053565305 x 1649585427 x 11782751225 x 4107131525 x 3299172135 x 2356552989 x 1683256733 x 7472510675 x 4713114945 x 33665
Negative: -1 x -503123425-5 x -100624685-7 x -71874775-25 x -20124937-35 x -14374955-49 x -10267825-61 x -8247925-175 x -2874991-245 x -2053565-305 x -1649585-427 x -1178275-1225 x -410713-1525 x -329917-2135 x -235655-2989 x -168325-6733 x -74725-10675 x -47131-14945 x -33665


How do I find the factor combinations of the number 503,123,425?

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 503,123,425, 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.

1 503,123,425
-1 -503,123,425

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 503,123,425.

Example:
1 x 503,123,425 = 503,123,425
and
-1 x -503,123,425 = 503,123,425
Notice both answers equal 503,123,425

With that explanation out of the way, let's continue. Next, we take the number 503,123,425 and divide it by 2:

503,123,425 ÷ 2 = 251,561,712.5

If the quotient is a whole number, then 2 and 251,561,712.5 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:

1 503,123,425
-1 -503,123,425

Now, we try dividing 503,123,425 by 3:

503,123,425 ÷ 3 = 167,707,808.3333

If the quotient is a whole number, then 3 and 167,707,808.3333 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:

1 503,123,425
-1 -503,123,425

Let's try dividing by 4:

503,123,425 ÷ 4 = 125,780,856.25

If the quotient is a whole number, then 4 and 125,780,856.25 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:

1 503,123,425
-1 503,123,425
Keep dividing by the next highest number until you cannot divide anymore.

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

157253549611752453054271,2251,5252,1352,9896,73310,67514,94533,66547,13174,725168,325235,655329,917410,7131,178,2751,649,5852,053,5652,874,9918,247,92510,267,82514,374,95520,124,93771,874,775100,624,685503,123,425
-1-5-7-25-35-49-61-175-245-305-427-1,225-1,525-2,135-2,989-6,733-10,675-14,945-33,665-47,131-74,725-168,325-235,655-329,917-410,713-1,178,275-1,649,585-2,053,565-2,874,991-8,247,925-10,267,825-14,374,955-20,124,937-71,874,775-100,624,685-503,123,425

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