Factors of 238 in pairs

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

The number 238 is a composite number. So, 238 has more than one factor pair.

These are all the factor pairs of 238:

• 1,238
• 2,119
• 7,34
• 14,17

Here is how to find the factor pairs for the number 238:

• 238 divided by 1 is 238. So, (1, 238) is a factor pair of 238
• 238 divided by 2 is 119. So, (2, 119) is a factor pair of 238
• 238 divided by 7 is 34. So, (7, 34) is a factor pair of 238
• 238 divided by 14 is 17. So, (14, 17) is a factor pair of 238

Factor pairs of 238 that ads up to a number:

• The factors of 238 that adds up to 239 are 1 and 238
• The factors of 238 that adds up to 240 are 2 and 119
• The factors of 238 that adds up to 245 are 7 and 34
• The factors of 238 that adds up to 252 are 14 and 17

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 238 is 2•7•17.

The prime factors of 238 are 2, 7 and 17. It is the list of the integer's prime factors.