What are the divisors of 1167?

1, 3, 389, 1167

4 odd divisors

1, 3, 389, 1167

How to compute the divisors of 1167?

A number N is said to be divisible by a number M (with M non-zero) if, when we divide N by M, the remainder of the division is zero.

N mod M = 0

Brute force algorithm

We could start by using a brute-force method which would involve dividing 1167 by each of the numbers from 1 to 1167 to determine which ones have a remainder equal to 0.

Remainder = N ( M × N M )

(where N M is the integer part of the quotient)

  • 1167 / 1 = 1167 (the remainder is 0, so 1 is a divisor of 1167)
  • 1167 / 2 = 583.5 (the remainder is 1, so 2 is not a divisor of 1167)
  • 1167 / 3 = 389 (the remainder is 0, so 3 is a divisor of 1167)
  • ...
  • 1167 / 1166 = 1.0008576329331 (the remainder is 1, so 1166 is not a divisor of 1167)
  • 1167 / 1167 = 1 (the remainder is 0, so 1167 is a divisor of 1167)

Improved algorithm using square-root

However, there is another slightly better approach that reduces the number of iterations by testing only integers less than or equal to the square root of 1167 (i.e. 34.161381705077). Indeed, if a number N has a divisor D greater than its square root, then there is necessarily a smaller divisor d such that:

D × d = N

(thus, if N D = d , then N d = D )

  • 1167 / 1 = 1167 (the remainder is 0, so 1 and 1167 are divisors of 1167)
  • 1167 / 2 = 583.5 (the remainder is 1, so 2 is not a divisor of 1167)
  • 1167 / 3 = 389 (the remainder is 0, so 3 and 389 are divisors of 1167)
  • ...
  • 1167 / 33 = 35.363636363636 (the remainder is 12, so 33 is not a divisor of 1167)
  • 1167 / 34 = 34.323529411765 (the remainder is 11, so 34 is not a divisor of 1167)