Numbers·49
49
XLIX
110001

The number 49 — factors and divisors

Deficient

49 = 7². It has 3 divisors, adding up to 57.

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 7 × 7. The more divisors, the closer to a square.

Prime factors
Divisors
1, 7, 49
Sum of divisors
57
Sum without itself
8
Coprime below it
42
Digit sum
13
Digital root
4
Roman numeral
XLIX
Binary
110001
Octal
61
Hexadecimal
31
Base 36
1D
Bits
6 bits
Collatz steps
24 steps · peaks at 148
Prime before
47
Prime after
53

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 49 a prime number?

No. It breaks down into 7².

Q. What are the divisors of 49?

1, 7, 49 — 3 divisors in all, adding up to 57.

Q. How is 49 written in binary?

110001, which is 6 bits. In hexadecimal it is 31.

Q. How many Collatz steps does 49 take?

It reaches 1 in 24, peaking at 148 on the way.