Factors of 502 in pairs

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

The number 502 is a composite number. So, 502 has more than one factor pair.

These are all the factor pairs of 502:

• 1,502
• 2,251

Here is how to find the factor pairs for the number 502:

• 502 divided by 1 is 502. So, (1, 502) is a factor pair of 502
• 502 divided by 2 is 251. So, (2, 251) is a factor pair of 502

Factor pairs of 502 that ads up to a number:

• The factors of 502 that adds up to 503 are 1 and 502
• The factors of 502 that adds up to 504 are 2 and 251

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 502 is 2•251.

The prime factors of 502 are 2 and 251. It is the list of the integer's prime factors.