What are 3 whole numbers whose product is 72?

Answer 1

There are twelve possible ways to multiply whole numbers for a product of 72 (excluding different arrangements of the same numbers), of which eight combinations do not repeat any factors:

• 1×1×72 = 72
• 1×2×36 = 72
• 1×3×24 = 72
• 1×4×18 = 72
• 1×6×12 = 72
• 1×8×9 = 72
• 2×2×18 = 72
• 2×3×12 = 72
• 2×4×9 = 72
• 2×6×6 = 72
• 3×3×8 = 72
• 3×4×6 = 72