FACTORS
In this article, we will take the concept of factors further and learn about the sum of factors, and sum of even and odd factors. So, let’s get started.
Sum of Factors:
Let us take an example to understand how to calculate the sum of factors.
Example: Find sum of factors of 12.
Solution:
Method 1:
Method 2:
We can write above process as follows:
We can generalize the process and formula :
Sum Of Factors:
To find sum of factors of any number we will follow the following steps:
Step 1: Write Prime factorization of given number i.e. convert the number in the form apbqcr where a,b,c are prime numbers and the p,q,r are natural numbers as their respective powers.
Step 2 : Sum of all the factors [(ap+1-1)/(a-1) x (bq+1-1)/(b-1) x (cr+1-1)/(c-1)………]
Sum of Even Factors of a Number:
For this purpose we will exclude 20
Example: Calculate sum of even factors of 72.
Solution: 
For even factors
Sum of Odd Factors of a Number:
In this case only power of 2 which will be included is 20
Example: Calculate sum of odd factors of 72.
Solution:
To get through the above concepts thoroughly, solve the exercise below:
EXERCISE:
Question 1. Find the sum of all the factors of 600.
(1) 1860
(2) 3200
(3) 930
(4) 630
Answer and Explanation
Solution: Option 1
Step1: Prime factorization of 600 i.e. we write 600= 233152
Factor must have
2(0 or 1 or 2 or 3)
3(0 or 1)
5(0 or 1 or 2)
Step 2: Hence Sum of all the factors will be obtained by
(20+21+22+23)(30+31)(50 +51+52)
Step 3: To add terms inside the bracket we make use of G.P. to get
{(23+1-1)/(2-1)x(31+1-1)/(3-1)x(51+2-1)/(5-1)} =1860
Hence sum of all the factors of 600 is 1860.
Question 2. Find the sum of all the even factors of 600.
(1) 80
(2) 326
(3) 1736
(4) 124
Answer and Explanation
Solution: Option 3
Step1: Prime factorization of 600 i.e. we write 600= 233152
Factor must have
2(0 or 1 or 2 or 3)
3(0 or 1)
5(0 or 1 or 2)
Step 2: Hence Sum of even factors will be obtained by
(21+22+23)(30+31)(50 +51+52)=14*4*31=1736
Question 3. Find the sum of all the odds factors of 600.
(1) 80
(2) 326
(3) 1736
(4) 124
Answer and Explanation
Solution: Option 4
Step1: Prime factorization of 600 i.e. we write 600= 233152
Factor must have
2(0 or 1 or 2 or 3)
3(0 or 1)
5(0 or 1 or 2)
Step 2: Hence Sum of odd factors will be obtained by
(20)(30+31)(50 +51+52)= 1*4*31=124
