Factor calculator guide

How to use the Factor Calculator

The Factor Calculator lists every positive factor of one whole number. It also shows factor pairs, prime factors, prime factor powers, and whether the number is prime.

Open the factor calculator

Quick start

  1. Enter one positive whole number.
  2. Press Find factors.
  3. Read the full factor list in the result card.
  4. Review the factor pairs, prime factorization, steps, and recent answers.

Factors and factor pairs

A factor divides a number evenly. A factor pair is two factors that multiply together to make the original number.

For 84, one factor pair is 7 and 12 because 7 x 12 = 84. The calculator checks divisors up to the square root, then adds the matching pair.

Prime factorization

Prime factorization rewrites a number as prime numbers multiplied together. The tool also groups repeated primes with exponents, such as 360 = 2^3 x 3^2 x 5.

The number 1 is not prime because a prime number needs exactly two positive factors: 1 and itself.

Examples from the calculator

All factors Factors of 84

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 12, 14, 21, 28, 42, 84

Prime number Factors of 97

1, 97

Prime factorization 360

2^3 x 3^2 x 5

History, privacy, and copying

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