Factors of 279 in pairs

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

The number 279 is a composite number. So, 279 has more than one factor pair.

These are all the factor pairs of 279:

• 1,279
• 3,93
• 9,31

Here is how to find the factor pairs for the number 279:

• 279 divided by 1 is 279. So, (1, 279) is a factor pair of 279
• 279 divided by 3 is 93. So, (3, 93) is a factor pair of 279
• 279 divided by 9 is 31. So, (9, 31) is a factor pair of 279

Factor pairs of 279 that ads up to a number:

• The factors of 279 that adds up to 280 are 1 and 279
• The factors of 279 that adds up to 282 are 3 and 93
• The factors of 279 that adds up to 288 are 9 and 31

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 279 is 3²•31.

The prime factors of 279 are 3 and 31. It is the list of the integer's prime factors.