Factors of 978 in pairs

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

The number 978 is a composite number. So, 978 has more than one factor pair.

These are all the factor pairs of 978:

• 1,978
• 2,489
• 3,326
• 6,163

Here is how to find the factor pairs for the number 978:

• 978 divided by 1 is 978. So, (1, 978) is a factor pair of 978
• 978 divided by 2 is 489. So, (2, 489) is a factor pair of 978
• 978 divided by 3 is 326. So, (3, 326) is a factor pair of 978
• 978 divided by 6 is 163. So, (6, 163) is a factor pair of 978

Factor pairs of 978 that ads up to a number:

• The factors of 978 that adds up to 979 are 1 and 978
• The factors of 978 that adds up to 980 are 2 and 489
• The factors of 978 that adds up to 981 are 3 and 326
• The factors of 978 that adds up to 984 are 6 and 163

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 978 is 2•3•163.

The prime factors of 978 are 2, 3 and 163. It is the list of the integer's prime factors.