How do I find the factors or divisors of the number 491,304?

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 491,304, 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.

1 491,304

Next, we take the number 491,304 and divide it by 2.

In this case, 491,304 ÷ 2 = 245,652

If the quotient is a whole number, then 2 and 245,652 are factors. Write them in the table below. If the quotient is not a whole number, skip to the next test.

1 2 245,652 491,304

Now, we try dividing 491,304 by 3.

491,304 ÷ 3 = 163,768

If the quotient is a whole number, then 3 and 163,768 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 3 163,768 245,652 491,304

Let's try dividing by 4.

491,304 ÷ 4 = 122,826

If the quotient is a whole number, then 4 and 122,826 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 4 122,826 163,768 245,652 491,304

We keep dividing by the next largest number, in this case the number 5. If the quotient of 491,304 ÷ 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:

12346811122224334466881322641,8613,7225,5837,44411,16614,88820,47122,33240,94244,66461,41381,884122,826163,768245,652491,304

All of the numbers in the table above can be evenly divided into the number 491,304.

Finally, for your reference, here are all of the divisor combinations of the number 491,304:

1 x 4913042 x 2456523 x 1637684 x 1228266 x 818848 x 6141311 x 4466412 x 4094222 x 2233224 x 2047133 x 1488844 x 1116666 x 744488 x 5583132 x 3722264 x 1861


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