Factors of 256 in pairs

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

The number 256 is a composite number. So, 256 has more than one factor pair.

These are all the factor pairs of 256:

• 1,256
• 2,128
• 4,64
• 8,32
• 16,16

Here is how to find the factor pairs for the number 256:

• 256 divided by 1 is 256. So, (1, 256) is a factor pair of 256
• 256 divided by 2 is 128. So, (2, 128) is a factor pair of 256
• 256 divided by 4 is 64. So, (4, 64) is a factor pair of 256
• 256 divided by 8 is 32. So, (8, 32) is a factor pair of 256
• 256 divided by 16 is 16. So, (16, 16) is a factor pair of 256

Factor pairs of 256 that ads up to a number:

• The factors of 256 that adds up to 257 are 1 and 256
• The factors of 256 that adds up to 258 are 2 and 128
• The factors of 256 that adds up to 260 are 4 and 64
• The factors of 256 that adds up to 264 are 8 and 32
• The factors of 256 that adds up to 272 are 16 and 16

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 256 is 2⁸.

The prime factors of 256 are 2. It is the list of the integer's prime factors.