Factors of 512 in pairs

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

The number 512 is a composite number. So, 512 has more than one factor pair.

These are all the factor pairs of 512:

• 1,512
• 2,256
• 4,128
• 8,64
• 16,32

Here is how to find the factor pairs for the number 512:

• 512 divided by 1 is 512. So, (1, 512) is a factor pair of 512
• 512 divided by 2 is 256. So, (2, 256) is a factor pair of 512
• 512 divided by 4 is 128. So, (4, 128) is a factor pair of 512
• 512 divided by 8 is 64. So, (8, 64) is a factor pair of 512
• 512 divided by 16 is 32. So, (16, 32) is a factor pair of 512

Factor pairs of 512 that ads up to a number:

• The factors of 512 that adds up to 513 are 1 and 512
• The factors of 512 that adds up to 514 are 2 and 256
• The factors of 512 that adds up to 516 are 4 and 128
• The factors of 512 that adds up to 520 are 8 and 64
• The factors of 512 that adds up to 528 are 16 and 32

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 512 is 2⁹.

The prime factors of 512 are 2. It is the list of the integer's prime factors.