Factors and Factor Pairs

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What is a factor?

Back

A factor is a whole number that can be divided evenly into another number.

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What are factor pairs?

Back

Factor pairs are two numbers that, when multiplied together, equal a given number.

Front

List the factors of the number 12.

Back

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12

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What is the factor pair for the number 10?

Back

1 and 10, 2 and 5

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How do you find the factors of a number?

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To find the factors of a number, divide it by whole numbers starting from 1 up to that number.

Front

What is the missing factor in the T chart for the number 8?

Back

4 (since 2 x 4 = 8)

Front

Write a multiplication sentence for the equal groups of 4 groups of 2.

Back

4 x 2

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What are all the factors for the number 20?

Back

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20

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How many factor pairs does the number 16 have?

Back

5 (1 and 16, 2 and 8, 4 and 4)

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What is the smallest factor of any number?

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1 is the smallest factor of any number.