Last updated on May 26th, 2025
Factors are the numbers that divide any given number evenly without remainder. In daily life, we use factors for tasks like sharing the items equally, arranging things, etc. In this topic, we will learn about the factors of 10201, how they are used in real life, and the tips to learn them quickly.
The numbers that divide 10201 evenly are known as factors of 10201.
A factor of 10201 is a number that divides the number without remainder.
The factors of 10201 are 1, 101, and 10201.
Negative factors of 10201: -1, -101, and -10201.
Prime factors of 10201: 101.
Prime factorization of 10201: 101 × 101.
The sum of factors of 10201: 1 + 101 + 10201 = 10303
Factors can be found using different methods. Mentioned below are some commonly used methods:
To find factors using multiplication, we need to identify the pairs of numbers that are multiplied to give 10201. Identifying the numbers which are multiplied to get the number 10201 is the multiplication method.
Step 1: Multiply 10201 by 1, 10201 × 1 = 10201.
Step 2: Check for other numbers that give 10201 after multiplying
101 × 101 = 10201
Therefore, the positive factor pairs of 10201 are: (1, 10201), (101, 101).
For every positive factor, there is a negative factor.
Dividing the given numbers with the whole numbers until the remainder becomes zero and listing out the numbers which result as a whole number as factors. Factors can be calculated by following the simple division method -
Step 1: Divide 10201 by 1, 10201 ÷ 1 = 10201.
Step 2: Continue dividing 10201 by the numbers until the remainder becomes 0.
10201 ÷ 1 = 10201
10201 ÷ 101 = 101
Therefore, the factors of 10201 are: 1, 101, 10201.
The factors can be found by dividing it with prime numbers. We can find the prime factors using the following methods:
Using Prime Factorization: In this process, prime factors of 10201 divide the number to break it down in the multiplication form of prime factors till the remainder becomes 1.
10201 ÷ 101 = 101
101 ÷ 101 = 1
The prime factor of 10201 is 101.
The prime factorization of 10201 is: 101 × 101.
The factor tree is the graphical representation of breaking down any number into prime factors. The following step shows -
Step 1: Firstly, 10201 is divided by 101 to get 101.
Step 2: Now divide 101 by 101 to get 1.
Here, 101 is the smallest prime number, that cannot be divided anymore.
So, the prime factorization of 10201 is: 101 × 101.
Factor Pairs Two numbers that are multiplied to give a specific number are called factor pairs.
Both positive and negative factors constitute factor pairs.
Positive factor pairs of 10201: (1, 10201), (101, 101).
Negative factor pairs of 10201: (-1, -10201), (-101, -101).
Mistakes are common while finding factors. We can identify and correct those mistakes using the following common mistakes and the ways to avoid them.
A company has 10201 employees, and they are grouped into departments of 101 employees each. How many departments are there?
There will be 101 departments.
To find the number of departments, we divide the total employees by the number of employees per department.
10201/101 = 101
A square garden has an area of 10201 square meters. What is the length of each side?
101 meters.
To find the length of each side of the square garden, we take the square root of the area.
√10201 = 101
A manufacturer produces 10201 identical gadgets, packaging them in boxes of 1 gadget each. How many boxes are needed?
10201 boxes are needed.
Each gadget is placed in one box, so the number of boxes required equals the number of gadgets.
10201/1 = 10201
A concert venue can seat 10201 people. If each row has 101 seats, how many rows are there?
There are 101 rows.
To find the number of rows, divide the total number of seats by the number of seats per row.
10201/101 = 101
A library has 10201 books to be equally distributed among 101 shelves. How many books are on each shelf?
Each shelf has 101 books.
Divide the total number of books by the number of shelves to determine how many books go on each shelf.
10201/101 = 101
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