Factors of 32 in pairs

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

The number 32 is a composite number. So, 32 has more than one factor pair.

These are all the factor pairs of 32:

• 1,32
• 2,16
• 4,8

Here is how to find the factor pairs for the number 32:

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

Factor pairs of 32 that ads up to a number:

• The factors of 32 that adds up to 33 are 1 and 32
• The factors of 32 that adds up to 34 are 2 and 16
• The factors of 32 that adds up to 36 are 4 and 8

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 32 is 2⁵.

The prime factors of 32 are 2. It is the list of the integer's prime factors.