How do I find the factors or divisors of the number 41,724?

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 factors of larger numbers. To find the factors of the number 41,724, it is easiest to start from the outside in. Here's what we mean:

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.

1 41,724

Next, we take the number 41,724 and divide it by 2.

In this case, 41,724 ÷ 2 = 20,862

If the quotient is a whole number, then 2 and 20,862 are factors. Write them in the table below. If the quotient is not a whole number, skip to the next test.

1 2 20,862 41,724

Now, we try dividing 41,724 by 3.

41,724 ÷ 3 = 13,908

If the quotient is a whole number, then 3 and 13,908 are factors. Write them in the table below. If the quotient is not a whole number, skip to the next test.

Here is what our table should look like at this step:

1 2 3 13,908 20,862 41,724

Let's try dividing by 4.

41,724 ÷ 4 = 10,431

If the quotient is a whole number, then 4 and 10,431 are factors. Write them in the table below. If the quotient is not a whole number, skip to the next test.

Here is what our table should look like at this step:

1 2 3 4 10,431 13,908 20,862 41,724

We keep dividing by the next largest number, in this case the number 5. If the quotient of 41,724 ÷ 5 is a whole number, then 5 and your quotient are factors of the number.


Keep dividing by the next highest number until you cannot divide anymore.


What you will end up with is this table:

12346912181936385761761141221711832282443423665496847321,0981,1592,1962,3183,4774,6366,95410,43113,90820,86241,724

All of the numbers in the table above can be evenly divided into the number 41,724.

Finally, for your reference, here are all of the divisor combinations of the number 41,724:

1 x 417242 x 208623 x 139084 x 104316 x 69549 x 463612 x 347718 x 231819 x 219636 x 115938 x 109857 x 73261 x 68476 x 549114 x 366122 x 342171 x 244183 x 228


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