Factors of 8 in pairs

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

The number 8 is a composite number. So, 8 has more than one factor pair.

These are all the factor pairs of 8:

• 1,8
• 2,4

Here is how to find the factor pairs for the number 8:

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

Factor pairs of 8 that ads up to a number:

• The factors of 8 that adds up to 9 are 1 and 8
• The factors of 8 that adds up to 10 are 2 and 4

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 8 is 2³.

The prime factors of 8 are 2. It is the list of the integer's prime factors.