Numbers·121
121
CXXI
1111001

The number 121 — factors and divisors

Deficient

121 = 11². It has 3 divisors, adding up to 133.

Its divisors, itself excluded, add up to less than the number.

Families it belongs to

Square

A number times itself — the dots lay out as a square.

Laid out as dots

It fits as 11 × 11. The more divisors, the closer to a square.

Prime factors
11²
Divisors
1, 11, 121
Sum of divisors
133
Sum without itself
12
Coprime below it
110
Digit sum
4
Digital root
4
Roman numeral
CXXI
Binary
1111001
Octal
171
Hexadecimal
79
Base 36
3D
Bits
7 bits
Collatz steps
95 steps · peaks at 9,232
Prime before
113
Prime after
127

The grid

Ten per row, twenty rows. The filled cells are primes — you can see the multiples of 2 and 5 drop out in columns.

Numbers either side

How to read this

  • The prime factors are what the number is made of. The count and sum of divisors both follow from them.
  • Add the divisors, take the number away, and you get perfect, abundant or deficient.
  • The length of the binary form is the bit count. 255 taking eight digits is what a byte is.
  • Collatz: halve it if even, triple it and add one if odd. The count is how many moves reach 1.

Frequently asked questions

Q. Is 121 a prime number?

No. It breaks down into 11².

Q. What are the divisors of 121?

1, 11, 121 — 3 divisors in all, adding up to 133.

Q. How is 121 written in binary?

1111001, which is 7 bits. In hexadecimal it is 79.

Q. How many Collatz steps does 121 take?

It reaches 1 in 95, peaking at 9,232 on the way.