What are the divisors of 2113?

1, 2113

2 odd divisors

1, 2113

How to compute the divisors of 2113?

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 2113 by each of the numbers from 1 to 2113 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)

  • 2113 / 1 = 2113 (the remainder is 0, so 1 is a divisor of 2113)
  • 2113 / 2 = 1056.5 (the remainder is 1, so 2 is not a divisor of 2113)
  • 2113 / 3 = 704.33333333333 (the remainder is 1, so 3 is not a divisor of 2113)
  • ...
  • 2113 / 2112 = 1.0004734848485 (the remainder is 1, so 2112 is not a divisor of 2113)
  • 2113 / 2113 = 1 (the remainder is 0, so 2113 is a divisor of 2113)

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 2113 (i.e. 45.967379738245). 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 )

  • 2113 / 1 = 2113 (the remainder is 0, so 1 and 2113 are divisors of 2113)
  • 2113 / 2 = 1056.5 (the remainder is 1, so 2 is not a divisor of 2113)
  • 2113 / 3 = 704.33333333333 (the remainder is 1, so 3 is not a divisor of 2113)
  • ...
  • 2113 / 44 = 48.022727272727 (the remainder is 1, so 44 is not a divisor of 2113)
  • 2113 / 45 = 46.955555555556 (the remainder is 43, so 45 is not a divisor of 2113)