Factors of 6 in pairs

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

The number 6 is a composite number. So, 6 has more than one factor pair.

These are all the factor pairs of 6:

• 1,6
• 2,3

Here is how to find the factor pairs for the number 6:

• 6 divided by 1 is 6. So, (1, 6) is a factor pair of 6
• 6 divided by 2 is 3. So, (2, 3) is a factor pair of 6

Factor pairs of 6 that ads up to a number:

• The factors of 6 that adds up to 7 are 1 and 6
• The factors of 6 that adds up to 8 are 2 and 3

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 6 is 2•3.

The prime factors of 6 are 2 and 3. It is the list of the integer's prime factors.