Example: All the factors of 12
- 2×6 = 12,
- but also 3×4 = 12,
- and of course 1×12 = 12.
So 1,2,3,4,6 and 12 are factors of 12.
And also -1,-2,-3,-4,-6 and -12, because you get a positive number when you multiply two negatives, such as (-2)×(-6) = 12
Answer: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, -1, -2, -3, -4, -6, -12
It works on numbers up to 4,294,967,295 but cannot do some numbers if there are a lot of prime factors. Try it and see.
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