How do I find the factors or divisors of the number 15,504?

Unfortunately, there's not simple formula to identifying all of the factors of a number and it can be a tedious process when trying to identify the factors of larger numbers. To find the factors of the number 15,504, it is easiest to start from the outside in. Here's what we mean:

Outside in Factoring

We start by creating a table and writing 1 on the left side and then the number we're trying to find the factors for on the right side in a table.

1 15,504

Next, we take the number 15,504 and divide it by 2.

In this case, 15,504 ÷ 2 = 7,752

If the quotient is a whole number, then 2 and 7,752 are factors. Write them in the table below. If the quotient is not a whole number, skip to the next test.

1 2 7,752 15,504

Now, we try dividing 15,504 by 3.

15,504 ÷ 3 = 5,168

If the quotient is a whole number, then 3 and 5,168 are factors. Write them in the table below. If the quotient is not a whole number, skip to the next test.

Here is what our table should look like at this step:

1 2 3 5,168 7,752 15,504

Let's try dividing by 4.

15,504 ÷ 4 = 3,876

If the quotient is a whole number, then 4 and 3,876 are factors. Write them in the table below. If the quotient is not a whole number, skip to the next test.

Here is what our table should look like at this step:

1 2 3 4 3,876 5,168 7,752 15,504

We keep dividing by the next largest number, in this case the number 5. If the quotient of 15,504 ÷ 5 is a whole number, then 5 and your quotient are factors of the number.


Keep dividing by the next highest number until you cannot divide anymore.


What you will end up with is this table:

1234681216171924343848515768761021141361522042282723043234084566468169129691,2921,9382,5843,8765,1687,75215,504

All of the numbers in the table above can be evenly divided into the number 15,504.

Finally, for your reference, here are all of the divisor combinations of the number 15,504:

1 x 155042 x 77523 x 51684 x 38766 x 25848 x 193812 x 129216 x 96917 x 91219 x 81624 x 64634 x 45638 x 40848 x 32351 x 30457 x 27268 x 22876 x 204102 x 152114 x 136


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