Factors of 161 in pairs

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

The number 161 is a composite number. So, 161 has more than one factor pair.

These are all the factor pairs of 161:

• 1,161
• 7,23

Here is how to find the factor pairs for the number 161:

• 161 divided by 1 is 161. So, (1, 161) is a factor pair of 161
• 161 divided by 7 is 23. So, (7, 23) is a factor pair of 161

Factor pairs of 161 that ads up to a number:

• The factors of 161 that adds up to 162 are 1 and 161
• The factors of 161 that adds up to 168 are 7 and 23

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 161 is 7•23.

The prime factors of 161 are 7 and 23. It is the list of the integer's prime factors.