Factors of 12 in pairs

Factors are pairs of numbers which, if multiplied together, give the original number.

The number 12 is a composite number. So, 12 has more than one factor pair.

These are all the factor pairs of 12:

• 1,12
• 2,6
• 3,4

Here is how to find the factor pairs for the number 12:

• 12 divided by 1 is 12. So, (1, 12) is a factor pair of 12
• 12 divided by 2 is 6. So, (2, 6) is a factor pair of 12
• 12 divided by 3 is 4. So, (3, 4) is a factor pair of 12

Factor pairs of 12 that ads up to a number:

• The factors of 12 that adds up to 13 are 1 and 12
• The factors of 12 that adds up to 14 are 2 and 6
• The factors of 12 that adds up to 15 are 3 and 4

Note 1: if we change the order of all pairs above, we can double the number of pairs. We choose not to show them.
Note 2: do not confuse these pairs with prime factors. See below some info:

The factorization or decomposition of 12 is 2²•3.

The prime factors of 12 are 2 and 3. It is the list of the integer's prime factors.