Factors of 85 in pairs

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

The number 85 is a composite number. So, 85 has more than one factor pair.

These are all the factor pairs of 85:

• 1,85
• 5,17

Here is how to find the factor pairs for the number 85:

• 85 divided by 1 is 85. So, (1, 85) is a factor pair of 85
• 85 divided by 5 is 17. So, (5, 17) is a factor pair of 85

Factor pairs of 85 that ads up to a number:

• The factors of 85 that adds up to 86 are 1 and 85
• The factors of 85 that adds up to 90 are 5 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 85 is 5•17.

The prime factors of 85 are 5 and 17. It is the list of the integer's prime factors.