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Last updated on November 28th, 2024
In this article, we will learn about the factors of 17 and discuss the different methods to find them. Factors help us to understand how a number can be divided or grouped according to our use. In our daily life, we apply them when we compare prices and work with ratios. Learning the factors will help our problem-solving skills.
Factors of a number are any number that goes into the given, with no remainders. Let’s now find the factors of 17!
The factors of a number can be found using multiple different methods, apply the ones that you find easy to understand and solve through. Let us learn about these in detail!
Here, we find a pair of numbers that multiply to give the product 17.
Steps:
1.We have to identify the pair of numbers whose product is 17.
In the case of 17, the only likely factor pair is 1 and 17.
2.List these factors from the multiplication as factors.
Factors using the multiplication method for 17 are — 1,17.
In the division method, we divide the number 17 with integers to check if the numbers divide into 17 evenly.
Steps:
Prime factors of 17 : 17 is a prime number. The only prime factor 17 has is 17.
Prime factorization of 17 :When we prime factorize, we break down a number to smaller factors. In case of 17, however, the prime factorization of the number is just 17.
Factor tree is a diagram that is used to break down the numbers into their prime factors. In the case of 17, no branches can be added, 17 is a prime number.
The factors can be written as both positive and negative pairs. The product of these pairs will be equal to the original number.
Positive factor pair — (1,17)
Negative factor pair — (-1,-17)