What are the factors and prime factors of 163?

Answer 1

Oh, dude, you're really making me dig into my math brain for this one. So, the factors of 163 are 1 and 163 because, you know, it's a Prime number and it's like, "I don't need any other factors, I'm good on my own." Prime factors are just the number itself because, like, it's a prime number, so it's like the VIP of factors.

Answer 2

163 is a prime number. The only two factors of a prime number are 1 and itself.

The two factors of 163 are 1 and 163. There are only two factors of a prime number.

The only factor pair of 163 is 1 x 163. There is only one factor pair of a prime number.

The proper factors of 163 are only 1 or,

if the definition you are using excludes 1, there are none.

The only prime factor of 163 is 163. There is only one prime factor of a prime number - itself.

The distinct prime factor (listing each prime factor only once) of 163 is also 163.

The prime factorization of 163 is 163. In some cases, to emphasize that it is prime, you might write the prime factorization as 1 x 163.

NOTE: There cannot be common factors, a greatest common factor, or a least common multiple because "common" refers to factors or multiples that two or more numbers have in common.