Factors of 531 in pairs

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

The number 531 is a composite number. So, 531 has more than one factor pair.

These are all the factor pairs of 531:

• 1,531
• 3,177
• 9,59

Here is how to find the factor pairs for the number 531:

• 531 divided by 1 is 531. So, (1, 531) is a factor pair of 531
• 531 divided by 3 is 177. So, (3, 177) is a factor pair of 531
• 531 divided by 9 is 59. So, (9, 59) is a factor pair of 531

Factor pairs of 531 that ads up to a number:

• The factors of 531 that adds up to 532 are 1 and 531
• The factors of 531 that adds up to 534 are 3 and 177
• The factors of 531 that adds up to 540 are 9 and 59

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 531 is 3²•59.

The prime factors of 531 are 3 and 59. It is the list of the integer's prime factors.