What are the Factors of 48?

What are the Factors of 48?

The following are the different types of factors of 48:

• Factors of 48: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 48

• Negative Factors of 48: -1, -2, -3, -4, -6, -8, -12, -16, -24, -48

• Prime Factors of 48: 2, 3

• Prime Factorization of 48: $2^4\times3^1$

Factors by Division Method

To calculate the factors of 48, start by dividing the numbers by the smallest prime number, which is 2. If the number is not divisible by 2, proceed to the next prime number, such as 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, and continue this process until you reach 1.

Step 1: 48 ÷ 2 = 24
Step 2: 24 ÷ 2 = 12
Step 3: 12 ÷ 2 = 6
Step 4: 6 ÷ 2 = 3
Step 5: 3 ÷ 3 = 1

In step 5, we have reached to 1, and so, the process is stopped.

• Prime Factors of 48: $2\times2\times2\times2\times3$

• Prime Factorization of 48: $2^4\times3^1$

The factors will be all the multiples of 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 6, 12, 24, 48

Calculating all the factors:
2 = 1 x 2
3 = 1 x 3
4 = 1 x 2 x 2
6 = 1 x 6
8 = 1 x 2 x 2 x 2
12 = 1 x 12
16 = 1 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2
24 = 1 x 24
48 = 1 x 48

Finally Factors of 48 = 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 48