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Last updated on November 29th, 2024
Factors are the numbers that divide another number equally, without leaving any remainder. When you multiply two numbers to find another number, the two which are multiplied are factors. You can think of factors as the building blocks that will help you make numbers.
Factors are the numbers that help us divide things equally without any leftovers. 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 14, 16, 20, 28, 35, 40, 56, 70, 80, 112, 140, 280, 560 are the factors of 560. The number has both positive and negative integers that divide 560 without leaving any remainder.
Factors help us divide numbers equally, making calculations faster and easier. We can find factors from the following methods:
In this method, we take two numbers and find the product of those two numbers to get the required number.
Example: 2×280=560, 4×140=560,7×80=560 and 8×70=560, which means, we get some factor pairs:
(1, 560), (2, 280), (4, 140), (7, 80), (8, 70), (10, 56), (14, 40), (16, 35), (20, 28).
We divide 560 by numbers starting from 1 and see which number gives the remainder of 0.
560 ÷ 1=560
560 ÷2=280
560 ÷4=140
560 ÷8=70
So the factors are 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 14, 16, 20, 28, 35, 40, 56, 70, 80, 112, 140, 280, 560.
The breaking down of numbers as prime factors is called prime factorization. The factors of 560 are:
560=24 x 5 × 7
A factor tree shows how a number can be parted down into prime factors.560 is broken down into two factors, Start with 560, and break it into 2 and 280.
280 splits into 2 and 140, then 140 into 2 and 70.
Continue until only prime numbers are left: 2, 2, 2, 2, 5, 7.
Positive and negative pairs:
The factors of a number will have both the positive and negative numbers:
Positive pairs: (1, 560), (2, 280), (4, 140), (5, 112), (7, 80), (8, 70), (10, 56), (14, 40), (16, 35), (20, 28)
Negative pairs: (-1, -560), (-2, -280), (-4, -140), (-5, -112), (-7, -80), (-8, -70), (-10, -56), (-14, -40), (-16, -35), (-20, -28)
Verify if 560 is divisible by 12.
What is the least common multiple (LCM) of 560 and 70?
Find the GCF of 560 and 168.