1 x 32
2 x 16
4 x 8
a factor
factor * factor = product
the multiplication of two numbers is called a factor the answer to a multiplication problem is called a product
How about: 2*16 = 32 as an example
The numbers being mutiplied together is a "factor."
The prime factor of 32 is: 2
32
The greatest common factor of the numbers 32 and 22 is 2.
One of them must be 32, and the other a factor of 32.
16 24 32
knowing the multiplication tables and applying those in reverse allows you to factor.
The highest common factor of the numbers 32, 80 and 160 is 16.