Numbers·73
73
LXXIII
1001001

The number 73 — factors and divisors

Deficient

73 is a prime: only 1 and itself divide it. The prime before is 71, the next is 79.

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

Families it belongs to

Prime

Nothing divides it but 1 and itself.

Laid out as dots

It only fits in one row. Having no other rectangle is what being prime means.

Prime factors
It does not break down further
Divisors
1, 73
Sum of divisors
74
Sum without itself
1
Coprime below it
72
Digit sum
10
Digital root
1
Roman numeral
LXXIII
Binary
1001001
Octal
111
Hexadecimal
49
Base 36
21
Bits
7 bits
Collatz steps
115 steps · peaks at 9,232
Prime before
71
Prime after
79

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 73 a prime number?

Yes. Nothing divides it but 1 and itself.

Q. What are the divisors of 73?

1, 73 — 2 divisors in all, adding up to 74.

Q. How is 73 written in binary?

1001001, which is 7 bits. In hexadecimal it is 49.

Q. How many Collatz steps does 73 take?

It reaches 1 in 115, peaking at 9,232 on the way.