The factors of a number are those that can be divided evenly into it.... the factors of 24 are 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 and 12.
The multiples of a number are those which it can be divided into evenly..... the multiples of 24 are 48, 72, 96, 120 and so on.... endlessly.
Some numbers have no factors other than themselves and 1 - these are prime numbers. All numbers have multiples.
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A factor is what goes into a number, a multiple is what a number goes into. 3 is a factor of 9 27 is a multiple of 9.
Factors go into numbers, numbers go into multiples.
15 is both a multiple and a factor of itself.
It can be both. 6 is a factor of 12 and a multiple of 3.
No, 18 is not a factor of 32. 18 is a multiple of 6 and is not a factor of 32.