What are the divisors of 1393?

1, 7, 199, 1393

4 odd divisors

1, 7, 199, 1393

How to compute the divisors of 1393?

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 1393 by each of the numbers from 1 to 1393 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)

  • 1393 / 1 = 1393 (the remainder is 0, so 1 is a divisor of 1393)
  • 1393 / 2 = 696.5 (the remainder is 1, so 2 is not a divisor of 1393)
  • 1393 / 3 = 464.33333333333 (the remainder is 1, so 3 is not a divisor of 1393)
  • ...
  • 1393 / 1392 = 1.0007183908046 (the remainder is 1, so 1392 is not a divisor of 1393)
  • 1393 / 1393 = 1 (the remainder is 0, so 1393 is a divisor of 1393)

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 1393 (i.e. 37.322915213043). 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 )

  • 1393 / 1 = 1393 (the remainder is 0, so 1 and 1393 are divisors of 1393)
  • 1393 / 2 = 696.5 (the remainder is 1, so 2 is not a divisor of 1393)
  • 1393 / 3 = 464.33333333333 (the remainder is 1, so 3 is not a divisor of 1393)
  • ...
  • 1393 / 36 = 38.694444444444 (the remainder is 25, so 36 is not a divisor of 1393)
  • 1393 / 37 = 37.648648648649 (the remainder is 24, so 37 is not a divisor of 1393)