What are the divisors of 2333?

1, 2333

2 odd divisors

1, 2333

How to compute the divisors of 2333?

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 2333 by each of the numbers from 1 to 2333 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)

  • 2333 / 1 = 2333 (the remainder is 0, so 1 is a divisor of 2333)
  • 2333 / 2 = 1166.5 (the remainder is 1, so 2 is not a divisor of 2333)
  • 2333 / 3 = 777.66666666667 (the remainder is 2, so 3 is not a divisor of 2333)
  • ...
  • 2333 / 2332 = 1.0004288164666 (the remainder is 1, so 2332 is not a divisor of 2333)
  • 2333 / 2333 = 1 (the remainder is 0, so 2333 is a divisor of 2333)

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 2333 (i.e. 48.301138702933). 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 )

  • 2333 / 1 = 2333 (the remainder is 0, so 1 and 2333 are divisors of 2333)
  • 2333 / 2 = 1166.5 (the remainder is 1, so 2 is not a divisor of 2333)
  • 2333 / 3 = 777.66666666667 (the remainder is 2, so 3 is not a divisor of 2333)
  • ...
  • 2333 / 47 = 49.63829787234 (the remainder is 30, so 47 is not a divisor of 2333)
  • 2333 / 48 = 48.604166666667 (the remainder is 29, so 48 is not a divisor of 2333)