Q: What are the factor combinations of the number 885,696?

 A:
Positive:   1 x 8856962 x 4428483 x 2952324 x 2214246 x 1476167 x 1265288 x 11071212 x 7380814 x 6326416 x 5535621 x 4217624 x 3690428 x 3163232 x 2767842 x 2108848 x 1845256 x 1581664 x 1383984 x 1054496 x 9226112 x 7908168 x 5272192 x 4613224 x 3954336 x 2636448 x 1977659 x 1344672 x 1318
Negative: -1 x -885696-2 x -442848-3 x -295232-4 x -221424-6 x -147616-7 x -126528-8 x -110712-12 x -73808-14 x -63264-16 x -55356-21 x -42176-24 x -36904-28 x -31632-32 x -27678-42 x -21088-48 x -18452-56 x -15816-64 x -13839-84 x -10544-96 x -9226-112 x -7908-168 x -5272-192 x -4613-224 x -3954-336 x -2636-448 x -1977-659 x -1344-672 x -1318


How do I find the factor combinations of the number 885,696?

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 885,696, 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.

1 885,696
-1 -885,696

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 885,696.

Example:
1 x 885,696 = 885,696
and
-1 x -885,696 = 885,696
Notice both answers equal 885,696

With that explanation out of the way, let's continue. Next, we take the number 885,696 and divide it by 2:

885,696 ÷ 2 = 442,848

If the quotient is a whole number, then 2 and 442,848 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 2 442,848 885,696
-1 -2 -442,848 -885,696

Now, we try dividing 885,696 by 3:

885,696 ÷ 3 = 295,232

If the quotient is a whole number, then 3 and 295,232 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 3 295,232 442,848 885,696
-1 -2 -3 -295,232 -442,848 -885,696

Let's try dividing by 4:

885,696 ÷ 4 = 221,424

If the quotient is a whole number, then 4 and 221,424 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 4 221,424 295,232 442,848 885,696
-1 -2 -3 -4 -221,424 -295,232 -442,848 885,696
Keep dividing by the next highest number until you cannot divide anymore.

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

1234678121416212428324248566484961121681922243364486596721,3181,3441,9772,6363,9544,6135,2727,9089,22610,54413,83915,81618,45221,08827,67831,63236,90442,17655,35663,26473,808110,712126,528147,616221,424295,232442,848885,696
-1-2-3-4-6-7-8-12-14-16-21-24-28-32-42-48-56-64-84-96-112-168-192-224-336-448-659-672-1,318-1,344-1,977-2,636-3,954-4,613-5,272-7,908-9,226-10,544-13,839-15,816-18,452-21,088-27,678-31,632-36,904-42,176-55,356-63,264-73,808-110,712-126,528-147,616-221,424-295,232-442,848-885,696

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