Factors of 501 in pairs

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

The number 501 is a composite number. So, 501 has more than one factor pair.

These are all the factor pairs of 501:

• 1,501
• 3,167

Here is how to find the factor pairs for the number 501:

• 501 divided by 1 is 501. So, (1, 501) is a factor pair of 501
• 501 divided by 3 is 167. So, (3, 167) is a factor pair of 501

Factor pairs of 501 that ads up to a number:

• The factors of 501 that adds up to 502 are 1 and 501
• The factors of 501 that adds up to 504 are 3 and 167

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 501 is 3•167.

The prime factors of 501 are 3 and 167. It is the list of the integer's prime factors.