What are all the factors, the prime factorization, and factor pairs of 504?

To find the factors of 504, divide 504 by each number starting with 1 and working up to 504

What is a factor in math ?

Factors are the numbers you multiply together to get another number. For example, the factors of 15 are 3 and 5 because 3 × 5 = 15.

The factors of a number can be positive or negative, but they cannot be zero.

The factors of a number can be used to find out if the number is prime or not.

A prime number is a number that has only two factors: itself and 1. For example, the number 7 is prime because its only factors are 7 and 1.

List all of the factors of 504 ?

To calculate the factors of 504 , you can use the division method.

   1. Begin by dividing 504 by the smallest possible number, which is 2.

   2. If the division is even, then 2 is a factor of 504.

   3. Continue dividing 504 by larger numbers until you find an odd number that does not divide evenly into 504 .

   4. The numbers that divide evenly into 504 are the factors of 504 .

Now let us find how to calculate all the factors of Five hundred four :

    504 ÷ 1 = 504
    504 ÷ 2 = 252
    504 ÷ 3 = 168
    504 ÷ 4 = 126
    504 ÷ 6 = 84
    504 ÷ 7 = 72
    504 ÷ 8 = 63
    504 ÷ 9 = 56
    504 ÷ 12 = 42
    504 ÷ 14 = 36
    504 ÷ 18 = 28
    504 ÷ 21 = 24
    504 ÷ 24 = 21
    504 ÷ 28 = 18
    504 ÷ 36 = 14
    504 ÷ 42 = 12
    504 ÷ 56 = 9
    504 ÷ 63 = 8
    504 ÷ 72 = 7
    504 ÷ 84 = 6
    504 ÷ 126 = 4
    504 ÷ 168 = 3
    504 ÷ 252 = 2
    504 ÷ 504 = 1

As you can see, the factors of 504 are 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 12 , 14 , 18 , 21 , 24 , 28 , 36 , 42 , 56 , 63 , 72 , 84 , 126 , 168 , 252 and 504 .

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How many factors of 504 are there ?

The factors of 504 are the numbers that can evenly divide 504 . These numbers are 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 12 , 14 , 18 , 21 , 24 , 28 , 36 , 42 , 56 , 63 , 72 , 84 , 126 , 168 , 252 and 504.

Thus, there are a total of 24 factors of 504

What are the factor pairs of 504 ?

Factor Pairs of 504 are combinations of two factors that when multiplied together equal 504. There are many ways to calculate the factor pairs of 504 .

One easy way is to list out the factors of 504 :
   1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 12 , 14 , 18 , 21 , 24 , 28 , 36 , 42 , 56 , 63 , 72 , 84 , 126 , 168 , 252 , 504

Then, pair up the factors:
   (1,504),(2,252),(3,168),(4,126),(6,84),(7,72),(8,63),(9,56),(12,42),(14,36),(18,28) and (21,24) These are the factor pairs of 504 .

Prime Factorisation of 504

There are a few different methods that can be used to calculate the prime factorization of a number. Two of the most common methods are listed below.

1) Use a factor tree :

   1. Take the number you want to find the prime factorization of and write it at the top of the page

   2. Find the smallest number that goes into the number you are finding the prime factorization of evenly and write it next to the number you are finding the prime factorization of

   3. Draw a line under the number you just wrote and the number you are finding the prime factorization of

   4. Repeat step 2 with the number you just wrote until that number can no longer be divided evenly

   5. The numbers written on the lines will be the prime factors of the number you started with

For example, to calculate the prime factorization of 504 using a factor tree, we would start by writing 504 on a piece of paper. Then, we would draw a line under it and begin finding factors.

The final prime factorization of 504 would be 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 x 3 x 7.

2) Use a factorization method :

There are a few different factorization methods that can be used to calculate the prime factorization of a number.

One common method is to start by dividing the number by the smallest prime number that will divide evenly into it.

Then, continue dividing the number by successively larger prime numbers until the number has been fully factorised.

For example, to calculate the prime factorization of 504 using this method, we keep dividing until it gives a non-zero remainder.

    504 ÷ 2 = 252
    252 ÷ 2 = 126
    126 ÷ 2 = 63
    63 ÷ 3 = 21
    21 ÷ 3 = 7
    7 ÷ 7 = 1

So the prime factors of 504 are 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 x 3 x 7.

Frequently Asked Questions on Factors

What are all the factors of 504 ?

The factors of 504 are 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 12 , 14 , 18 , 21 , 24 , 28 , 36 , 42 , 56 , 63 , 72 , 84 , 126 , 168 , 252 and 504.

What is the prime factorization of 504 ?

The prime factorization of 504 is 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 x 3 x 7 or 23 x 32 x 71, where 2 , 3 , 7 are the prime numbers .

What are the prime factors of 504 ?

The prime factors of 504 are 2 , 3 , 7 .

Is 504 a prime number ?

A prime number is a number that has only two factors 1 and itself.
504 it is not a prime number because it has the factors 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 12 , 14 , 18 , 21 , 24 , 28 , 36 , 42 , 56 , 63 , 72 , 84 , 126 , 168 , 252 and 504.

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