Factors of 156 in pairs

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

The number 156 is a composite number. So, 156 has more than one factor pair.

These are all the factor pairs of 156:

• 1,156
• 2,78
• 3,52
• 4,39
• 6,26
• 12,13

Here is how to find the factor pairs for the number 156:

• 156 divided by 1 is 156. So, (1, 156) is a factor pair of 156
• 156 divided by 2 is 78. So, (2, 78) is a factor pair of 156
• 156 divided by 3 is 52. So, (3, 52) is a factor pair of 156
• 156 divided by 4 is 39. So, (4, 39) is a factor pair of 156
• 156 divided by 6 is 26. So, (6, 26) is a factor pair of 156
• 156 divided by 12 is 13. So, (12, 13) is a factor pair of 156

Factor pairs of 156 that ads up to a number:

• The factors of 156 that adds up to 157 are 1 and 156
• The factors of 156 that adds up to 158 are 2 and 78
• The factors of 156 that adds up to 159 are 3 and 52
• The factors of 156 that adds up to 160 are 4 and 39
• The factors of 156 that adds up to 162 are 6 and 26
• The factors of 156 that adds up to 168 are 12 and 13

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 156 is 2²•3•13.

The prime factors of 156 are 2, 3 and 13. It is the list of the integer's prime factors.