Q: What are the factors or divisors of the number 270?

 A: 1235691015182730455490135270

How do I find the factors or divisors of the number 270?

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 270, 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.

1 270

Next, we take the number 270 and divide it by 2.

In this case, 270 ÷ 2 = 135

If the quotient is a whole number, then 2 and 135 are factors. Write them in the table below. If the quotient is not a whole number, skip to the next test.

1 2 135 270

Now, we try dividing 270 by 3.

270 ÷ 3 = 90

If the quotient is a whole number, then 3 and 90 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 90 135 270

Let's try dividing by 4.

270 ÷ 4 = 67.5

If the quotient is a whole number, then 4 and 67.5 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 90 135 270

We keep dividing by the next largest number, in this case the number 5. If the quotient of 270 ÷ 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:

1235691015182730455490135270

All of the numbers in the table above can be evenly divided into the number 270.

Finally, for your reference, here are all of the divisor combinations of the number 270:

1 x 2702 x 1353 x 905 x 546 x 459 x 3010 x 2715 x 18


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