Factors of 72 in pairs

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

The number 72 is a composite number. So, 72 has more than one factor pair.

These are all the factor pairs of 72:

• 1,72
• 2,36
• 3,24
• 4,18
• 6,12
• 8,9

Here is how to find the factor pairs for the number 72:

• 72 divided by 1 is 72. So, (1, 72) is a factor pair of 72
• 72 divided by 2 is 36. So, (2, 36) is a factor pair of 72
• 72 divided by 3 is 24. So, (3, 24) is a factor pair of 72
• 72 divided by 4 is 18. So, (4, 18) is a factor pair of 72
• 72 divided by 6 is 12. So, (6, 12) is a factor pair of 72
• 72 divided by 8 is 9. So, (8, 9) is a factor pair of 72

Factor pairs of 72 that ads up to a number:

• The factors of 72 that adds up to 73 are 1 and 72
• The factors of 72 that adds up to 74 are 2 and 36
• The factors of 72 that adds up to 75 are 3 and 24
• The factors of 72 that adds up to 76 are 4 and 18
• The factors of 72 that adds up to 78 are 6 and 12
• The factors of 72 that adds up to 80 are 8 and 9

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 72 is 2³•3².

The prime factors of 72 are 2 and 3. It is the list of the integer's prime factors.