Factors of 42

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What are the Factors of 42?

Answer

Factors of 42:
1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42

(number 42 has 8 factors)

Factor Pairs of 42

A Factor Pair of number 42 is a combination of two factors which can be multiplied together to equal 42.

List of all possible Factor Pairs of 42:

  • 1 × 42 = 42
  • 2 × 21 = 42
  • 3 × 14 = 42
  • 6 × 7 = 42

How to find the Factors of 42

Divide 42 by every whole number from 1 up to 6. Each division without a remainder gives a factor and its pair. There is no point going further: 7 × 7 = 49 is already greater than 42, so any larger divisor would pair with a smaller one you have already checked.

  • 42 ÷ 1 = 42 — factors 1 and 42
  • 42 ÷ 2 = 21 — factors 2 and 21
  • 42 ÷ 3 = 14 — factors 3 and 14
  • 42 ÷ 4 — remainder 2, not a factor
  • 42 ÷ 5 — remainder 2, not a factor
  • 42 ÷ 6 = 7 — factors 6 and 7

Why 42 has exactly 8 factors

The count follows from the prime factorization: add 1 to each exponent and multiply. Counting the divisors this way needs no trial division at all, however large the number is.

42 = 2 × 3 × 7

(1 + 1) × (1 + 1) × (1 + 1) = 8

Step-by-step factorization: Prime factors of 42.

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Factors Table

NumberFactors
271, 3, 9, 27
281, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28
291, 29
301, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 30
311, 31
321, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32
331, 3, 11, 33
341, 2, 17, 34
351, 5, 7, 35
361, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36
371, 37
381, 2, 19, 38
391, 3, 13, 39
401, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20, 40
411, 41
421, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42
431, 43
441, 2, 4, 11, 22, 44
451, 3, 5, 9, 15, 45
461, 2, 23, 46
471, 47
481, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 48
491, 7, 49
501, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50
511, 3, 17, 51
521, 2, 4, 13, 26, 52
531, 53
541, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 27, 54
551, 5, 11, 55
561, 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 28, 56

FAQ

What are the Factors of 42?

Factors of 42: 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42

How many factors does 42 have?

Number 42 has 8 factors

How many Factor Pairs does 42 have?

Number 42 has 4 factor pairs