Factors of 48 in pairs

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

The number 48 is a composite number. So, 48 has more than one factor pair.

These are all the factor pairs of 48:

• 1,48
• 2,24
• 3,16
• 4,12
• 6,8

Here is how to find the factor pairs for the number 48:

• 48 divided by 1 is 48. So, (1, 48) is a factor pair of 48
• 48 divided by 2 is 24. So, (2, 24) is a factor pair of 48
• 48 divided by 3 is 16. So, (3, 16) is a factor pair of 48
• 48 divided by 4 is 12. So, (4, 12) is a factor pair of 48
• 48 divided by 6 is 8. So, (6, 8) is a factor pair of 48

Factor pairs of 48 that ads up to a number:

• The factors of 48 that adds up to 49 are 1 and 48
• The factors of 48 that adds up to 50 are 2 and 24
• The factors of 48 that adds up to 51 are 3 and 16
• The factors of 48 that adds up to 52 are 4 and 12
• The factors of 48 that adds up to 54 are 6 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 48 is 2⁴•3.

The prime factors of 48 are 2 and 3. It is the list of the integer's prime factors.