What are the divisors of 2277?

1, 3, 9, 11, 23, 33, 69, 99, 207, 253, 759, 2277

12 odd divisors

1, 3, 9, 11, 23, 33, 69, 99, 207, 253, 759, 2277

How to compute the divisors of 2277?

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 2277 by each of the numbers from 1 to 2277 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)

  • 2277 / 1 = 2277 (the remainder is 0, so 1 is a divisor of 2277)
  • 2277 / 2 = 1138.5 (the remainder is 1, so 2 is not a divisor of 2277)
  • 2277 / 3 = 759 (the remainder is 0, so 3 is a divisor of 2277)
  • ...
  • 2277 / 2276 = 1.0004393673111 (the remainder is 1, so 2276 is not a divisor of 2277)
  • 2277 / 2277 = 1 (the remainder is 0, so 2277 is a divisor of 2277)

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 2277 (i.e. 47.717921161761). 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 )

  • 2277 / 1 = 2277 (the remainder is 0, so 1 and 2277 are divisors of 2277)
  • 2277 / 2 = 1138.5 (the remainder is 1, so 2 is not a divisor of 2277)
  • 2277 / 3 = 759 (the remainder is 0, so 3 and 759 are divisors of 2277)
  • ...
  • 2277 / 46 = 49.5 (the remainder is 23, so 46 is not a divisor of 2277)
  • 2277 / 47 = 48.446808510638 (the remainder is 21, so 47 is not a divisor of 2277)