Factors of 56 in pairs

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

The number 56 is a composite number. So, 56 has more than one factor pair.

These are all the factor pairs of 56:

• 1,56
• 2,28
• 4,14
• 7,8

Here is how to find the factor pairs for the number 56:

• 56 divided by 1 is 56. So, (1, 56) is a factor pair of 56
• 56 divided by 2 is 28. So, (2, 28) is a factor pair of 56
• 56 divided by 4 is 14. So, (4, 14) is a factor pair of 56
• 56 divided by 7 is 8. So, (7, 8) is a factor pair of 56

Factor pairs of 56 that ads up to a number:

• The factors of 56 that adds up to 57 are 1 and 56
• The factors of 56 that adds up to 58 are 2 and 28
• The factors of 56 that adds up to 60 are 4 and 14
• The factors of 56 that adds up to 63 are 7 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 56 is 2³•7.

The prime factors of 56 are 2 and 7. It is the list of the integer's prime factors.