Factors of 259 in pairs

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

The number 259 is a composite number. So, 259 has more than one factor pair.

These are all the factor pairs of 259:

• 1,259
• 7,37

Here is how to find the factor pairs for the number 259:

• 259 divided by 1 is 259. So, (1, 259) is a factor pair of 259
• 259 divided by 7 is 37. So, (7, 37) is a factor pair of 259

Factor pairs of 259 that ads up to a number:

• The factors of 259 that adds up to 260 are 1 and 259
• The factors of 259 that adds up to 266 are 7 and 37

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 259 is 7•37.

The prime factors of 259 are 7 and 37. It is the list of the integer's prime factors.