Factors of 159 in pairs

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

The number 159 is a composite number. So, 159 has more than one factor pair.

These are all the factor pairs of 159:

• 1,159
• 3,53

Here is how to find the factor pairs for the number 159:

• 159 divided by 1 is 159. So, (1, 159) is a factor pair of 159
• 159 divided by 3 is 53. So, (3, 53) is a factor pair of 159

Factor pairs of 159 that ads up to a number:

• The factors of 159 that adds up to 160 are 1 and 159
• The factors of 159 that adds up to 162 are 3 and 53

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 159 is 3•53.

The prime factors of 159 are 3 and 53. It is the list of the integer's prime factors.