Factors of 51 in pairs

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

The number 51 is a composite number. So, 51 has more than one factor pair.

These are all the factor pairs of 51:

• 1,51
• 3,17

Here is how to find the factor pairs for the number 51:

• 51 divided by 1 is 51. So, (1, 51) is a factor pair of 51
• 51 divided by 3 is 17. So, (3, 17) is a factor pair of 51

Factor pairs of 51 that ads up to a number:

• The factors of 51 that adds up to 52 are 1 and 51
• The factors of 51 that adds up to 54 are 3 and 17

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 51 is 3•17.

The prime factors of 51 are 3 and 17. It is the list of the integer's prime factors.