Factors of 178 in pairs

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

The number 178 is a composite number. So, 178 has more than one factor pair.

These are all the factor pairs of 178:

• 1,178
• 2,89

Here is how to find the factor pairs for the number 178:

• 178 divided by 1 is 178. So, (1, 178) is a factor pair of 178
• 178 divided by 2 is 89. So, (2, 89) is a factor pair of 178

Factor pairs of 178 that ads up to a number:

• The factors of 178 that adds up to 179 are 1 and 178
• The factors of 178 that adds up to 180 are 2 and 89

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 178 is 2•89.

The prime factors of 178 are 2 and 89. It is the list of the integer's prime factors.