What are the divisors of 3773?

1, 7, 11, 49, 77, 343, 539, 3773

8 odd divisors

1, 7, 11, 49, 77, 343, 539, 3773

How to compute the divisors of 3773?

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 3773 by each of the numbers from 1 to 3773 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)

  • 3773 / 1 = 3773 (the remainder is 0, so 1 is a divisor of 3773)
  • 3773 / 2 = 1886.5 (the remainder is 1, so 2 is not a divisor of 3773)
  • 3773 / 3 = 1257.6666666667 (the remainder is 2, so 3 is not a divisor of 3773)
  • ...
  • 3773 / 3772 = 1.0002651113468 (the remainder is 1, so 3772 is not a divisor of 3773)
  • 3773 / 3773 = 1 (the remainder is 0, so 3773 is a divisor of 3773)

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 3773 (i.e. 61.424750711745). 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 )

  • 3773 / 1 = 3773 (the remainder is 0, so 1 and 3773 are divisors of 3773)
  • 3773 / 2 = 1886.5 (the remainder is 1, so 2 is not a divisor of 3773)
  • 3773 / 3 = 1257.6666666667 (the remainder is 2, so 3 is not a divisor of 3773)
  • ...
  • 3773 / 60 = 62.883333333333 (the remainder is 53, so 60 is not a divisor of 3773)
  • 3773 / 61 = 61.852459016393 (the remainder is 52, so 61 is not a divisor of 3773)