What are the divisors of 2293?

1, 2293

2 odd divisors

1, 2293

How to compute the divisors of 2293?

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 2293 by each of the numbers from 1 to 2293 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)

  • 2293 / 1 = 2293 (the remainder is 0, so 1 is a divisor of 2293)
  • 2293 / 2 = 1146.5 (the remainder is 1, so 2 is not a divisor of 2293)
  • 2293 / 3 = 764.33333333333 (the remainder is 1, so 3 is not a divisor of 2293)
  • ...
  • 2293 / 2292 = 1.0004363001745 (the remainder is 1, so 2292 is not a divisor of 2293)
  • 2293 / 2293 = 1 (the remainder is 0, so 2293 is a divisor of 2293)

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 2293 (i.e. 47.885279575252). 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 )

  • 2293 / 1 = 2293 (the remainder is 0, so 1 and 2293 are divisors of 2293)
  • 2293 / 2 = 1146.5 (the remainder is 1, so 2 is not a divisor of 2293)
  • 2293 / 3 = 764.33333333333 (the remainder is 1, so 3 is not a divisor of 2293)
  • ...
  • 2293 / 46 = 49.847826086957 (the remainder is 39, so 46 is not a divisor of 2293)
  • 2293 / 47 = 48.787234042553 (the remainder is 37, so 47 is not a divisor of 2293)