Factors of 158 in pairs

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

The number 158 is a composite number. So, 158 has more than one factor pair.

These are all the factor pairs of 158:

• 1,158
• 2,79

Here is how to find the factor pairs for the number 158:

• 158 divided by 1 is 158. So, (1, 158) is a factor pair of 158
• 158 divided by 2 is 79. So, (2, 79) is a factor pair of 158

Factor pairs of 158 that ads up to a number:

• The factors of 158 that adds up to 159 are 1 and 158
• The factors of 158 that adds up to 160 are 2 and 79

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 158 is 2•79.

The prime factors of 158 are 2 and 79. It is the list of the integer's prime factors.