Q: What are the factor combinations of the number 518,271,733?

 A:
Positive:   1 x 5182717337 x 7403881931 x 1671844343 x 1205283167 x 7735399217 x 2388349301 x 1721833469 x 1105057829 x 6251771333 x 3888012077 x 2495292881 x 1798935803 x 893119331 x 5554314539 x 3564720167 x 25699
Negative: -1 x -518271733-7 x -74038819-31 x -16718443-43 x -12052831-67 x -7735399-217 x -2388349-301 x -1721833-469 x -1105057-829 x -625177-1333 x -388801-2077 x -249529-2881 x -179893-5803 x -89311-9331 x -55543-14539 x -35647-20167 x -25699


How do I find the factor combinations of the number 518,271,733?

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 518,271,733, 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.

1 518,271,733
-1 -518,271,733

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 518,271,733.

Example:
1 x 518,271,733 = 518,271,733
and
-1 x -518,271,733 = 518,271,733
Notice both answers equal 518,271,733

With that explanation out of the way, let's continue. Next, we take the number 518,271,733 and divide it by 2:

518,271,733 ÷ 2 = 259,135,866.5

If the quotient is a whole number, then 2 and 259,135,866.5 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:

1 518,271,733
-1 -518,271,733

Now, we try dividing 518,271,733 by 3:

518,271,733 ÷ 3 = 172,757,244.3333

If the quotient is a whole number, then 3 and 172,757,244.3333 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:

1 518,271,733
-1 -518,271,733

Let's try dividing by 4:

518,271,733 ÷ 4 = 129,567,933.25

If the quotient is a whole number, then 4 and 129,567,933.25 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:

1 518,271,733
-1 518,271,733
Keep dividing by the next highest number until you cannot divide anymore.

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

173143672173014698291,3332,0772,8815,8039,33114,53920,16725,69935,64755,54389,311179,893249,529388,801625,1771,105,0571,721,8332,388,3497,735,39912,052,83116,718,44374,038,819518,271,733
-1-7-31-43-67-217-301-469-829-1,333-2,077-2,881-5,803-9,331-14,539-20,167-25,699-35,647-55,543-89,311-179,893-249,529-388,801-625,177-1,105,057-1,721,833-2,388,349-7,735,399-12,052,831-16,718,443-74,038,819-518,271,733

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