Factors of 38

Factors of 38 are any numbers that are divided into 38 without leaving any remainder. A factor/divisor has to be a whole number, It cannot be a decimal or a fraction.
 

Factors of any number can be found through any of the given methods:

• Multiplication method

• Division method

• Prime factors and prime factorization

• Factor tree method

• Factor pairs
   

This method involves recognizing a pair of numbers that multiply to give the product 38.

• To identifying the pairs of 38

• As 38 is a composite number, its factors are (1, 38) and (2,19).

Write the numbers as the factors of 38.

In this method, we divide 38 by integers to see if they are divided evenly into 38.

• 38 is divided by 1. 38 =38.

• Keep checking for the next integers(e.g., 38÷2=19, which is a whole number.)

38 is divisible by only by 1,2,19,38.

Prime factors of 38:  38 is a composite number, means that it is only divisible by more than 2 numbers.

Prime factorization of 38: Prime factorization parts, a number into smaller factors, because 38 is further divided into

2×19=38.
 

Factor tree is a representation of prime numbers which is used in the breaking down of numbers.

For 38, the tree branches into 2 and 19 shows the prime factors.

Positive and negative pairs

Both positive and negative numbers can be written as factors.

The pairs are the products and will be equal to the original number.

Positive factor pairs: (1,38), (2,19) 

Negative factor pairs: (-1,-38), (-2,-19)

• Divisor:  Number that divides another number

• Quotient: It is the number that gets as a result of division

• Factors: Numbers that divide the given number completely without any remainder.