Since 3 x 7 = 21, then x is one factor and 21/x is the 2nd factor.
Use a calculator.
Divide the product by the factor[s] you know. The answer is the missing factor.
You make a line of numbers in this case factors.
1,2,7,8,28,56
Divide the product by the factor you have. 6 x ? = 42 42 ÷ 6 = 7
Find out about factors and factor trees.
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A factor rainbow will show all of the factors. A factor pair is just 2 numbers that are factors of the number you want to find.
A factor is the numbers in a multiplication problem. They could be any number but you only find them in a Multiplication Problemo! Ex: er factor times fator=product like 2 times 2= 5 2 Is the factor but rilly it could be anything Peace Love and Chocolate + happiness to you Have a CHILLY day Chilly= cool/popular/awesome
Factor strings are multiplication sentences. You can take any factor pair, put a multiplication symbol between them and you have a factor string. The longest factor string for any composite number is the prime factorization. All composite numbers can be expressed as unique products of prime numbers. This is accomplished by dividing the original number and its factors by prime numbers until all the factors are prime. A factor tree can help you visualize this. Example: 210 210 Divide by two. 105,2 Divide by three. 35,3,2 Divide by five. 7,5,3,2 Stop. All the factors are prime. 2 x 3 x 5 x 7 = 210 That's the prime factorization of 210. And the longest factor string.
There is always a common factor. If there are no common prime factors, the GCF is 1.