Q: What are the factors or divisors of the number 972,376?

 A: 1248121547243094486188972376

How do I find the factors or divisors of the number 972,376?

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 972,376, 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.

1 972,376

Next, we take the number 972,376 and divide it by 2.

In this case, 972,376 ÷ 2 = 486,188

If the quotient is a whole number, then 2 and 486,188 are factors. Write them in the table below. If the quotient is not a whole number, skip to the next test.

1 2 486,188 972,376

Now, we try dividing 972,376 by 3.

972,376 ÷ 3 = 324,125.3333

If the quotient is a whole number, then 3 and 324,125.3333 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 2 486,188 972,376

Let's try dividing by 4.

972,376 ÷ 4 = 243,094

If the quotient is a whole number, then 4 and 243,094 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 4 243,094 486,188 972,376

We keep dividing by the next largest number, in this case the number 5. If the quotient of 972,376 ÷ 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:

1248121,547243,094486,188972,376

All of the numbers in the table above can be evenly divided into the number 972,376.

Finally, for your reference, here are all of the divisor combinations of the number 972,376:

1 x 972376
2 x 486188
4 x 243094
8 x 121547


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