Factors of 55 in pairs

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

The number 55 is a composite number. So, 55 has more than one factor pair.

These are all the factor pairs of 55:

• 1,55
• 5,11

Here is how to find the factor pairs for the number 55:

• 55 divided by 1 is 55. So, (1, 55) is a factor pair of 55
• 55 divided by 5 is 11. So, (5, 11) is a factor pair of 55

Factor pairs of 55 that ads up to a number:

• The factors of 55 that adds up to 56 are 1 and 55
• The factors of 55 that adds up to 60 are 5 and 11

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 55 is 5•11.

The prime factors of 55 are 5 and 11. It is the list of the integer's prime factors.