Factors of a

Number
 Learning targets
1. Identify factors of a number up
to 100; and
2.Relate factors of a number to
potentials of an individual.
Definition
• Product – An answer to a
multiplication problem.
7 x 8 = 56
Product
Definition
• Factor – a number that is multiplied
by another to give a product.
7 x 8 = 56
Factors
Definition
• Factor – a number that divides
evenly into another number.
56 ÷ 8 = 7

Factors
Points to Remember
• 1 is a factor of every number.
• Every factor of a number is an exact divisor
of that number.
• Every factor is less than or equal to the
given number.
• Number of factors of a given number are
finite.
 Factors of 28
28 = 1 × 28
The factors of 28
= 2 × 14
are 1, 2, 4, 7, 14,
= 4 × 7 and 28.
=7×4
 Factors of 12
12 = 1 × 12
= 2 × 6 The factors of 12
= 3 × 4 are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6,
= 4 × 3 and 12.
=6×2
 Factors of 29
29 = 1 × 29

The factors of 29
are 1 and 29.
Find my Factors
What are the factors of 54?
54 = 1 × 54
The factors of 54
= 2 × 27
are 1, 2, 3, 6, 9,
= 3 × 18
18, 27, and 54
=6×9
 What are the factors of 63?

63 = 1 × 63
1, 3, 7, 9,
= 3 × 21
=7×9
21 and 63.
 What are the factors of 87?

87 = 1 × 87 The factors of
87 are 1, 3, 29,
= 3 × 29 and 87.
 What are the factors of 31?

The factors of 31
31 = 1 × 31
are 1 and 31.
 What are the factors of 48?
48 = 1 × 48
= 2 × 24 Factors of 48:
1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8,
= 3 × 16
12, 16, 24, and
= 4 × 12 48.
=6×8
What number do you associate yourself
with? Why?

How will you relate the uniqueness of

each number to the uniqueness of each
individual?
 Learning targets
1. Identify factors of a number up
to 100; and
2.Relate factors of a number to
potentials of an individual.