Factors of 987 in pairs

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

The number 987 is a composite number. So, 987 has more than one factor pair.

These are all the factor pairs of 987:

• 1,987
• 3,329
• 7,141
• 21,47

Here is how to find the factor pairs for the number 987:

• 987 divided by 1 is 987. So, (1, 987) is a factor pair of 987
• 987 divided by 3 is 329. So, (3, 329) is a factor pair of 987
• 987 divided by 7 is 141. So, (7, 141) is a factor pair of 987
• 987 divided by 21 is 47. So, (21, 47) is a factor pair of 987

Factor pairs of 987 that ads up to a number:

• The factors of 987 that adds up to 988 are 1 and 987
• The factors of 987 that adds up to 990 are 3 and 329
• The factors of 987 that adds up to 994 are 7 and 141
• The factors of 987 that adds up to 1008 are 21 and 47

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 987 is 3•7•47.

The prime factors of 987 are 3, 7 and 47. It is the list of the integer's prime factors.