Factors of 46 in pairs

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

The number 46 is a composite number. So, 46 has more than one factor pair.

These are all the factor pairs of 46:

• 1,46
• 2,23

Here is how to find the factor pairs for the number 46:

• 46 divided by 1 is 46. So, (1, 46) is a factor pair of 46
• 46 divided by 2 is 23. So, (2, 23) is a factor pair of 46

Factor pairs of 46 that ads up to a number:

• The factors of 46 that adds up to 47 are 1 and 46
• The factors of 46 that adds up to 48 are 2 and 23

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 46 is 2•23.

The prime factors of 46 are 2 and 23. It is the list of the integer's prime factors.