Factors of 36 in pairs

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

The number 36 is a composite number. So, 36 has more than one factor pair.

These are all the factor pairs of 36:

• 1,36
• 2,18
• 3,12
• 4,9
• 6,6

Here is how to find the factor pairs for the number 36:

• 36 divided by 1 is 36. So, (1, 36) is a factor pair of 36
• 36 divided by 2 is 18. So, (2, 18) is a factor pair of 36
• 36 divided by 3 is 12. So, (3, 12) is a factor pair of 36
• 36 divided by 4 is 9. So, (4, 9) is a factor pair of 36
• 36 divided by 6 is 6. So, (6, 6) is a factor pair of 36

Factor pairs of 36 that ads up to a number:

• The factors of 36 that adds up to 37 are 1 and 36
• The factors of 36 that adds up to 38 are 2 and 18
• The factors of 36 that adds up to 39 are 3 and 12
• The factors of 36 that adds up to 40 are 4 and 9
• The factors of 36 that adds up to 42 are 6 and 6

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 36 is 2²•3².

The prime factors of 36 are 2 and 3. It is the list of the integer's prime factors.