What is factor in maths

Question

What is factor in maths

Answer 1

Factors are those numbers which after multiplying makes a perfect number

Eg the factors of 12 are 1,12,3,4,6,2

12=12*1

12=3*4

12=2*6

Answer 2

To help my students remember, I tell them...

You go to a FACTORy to build something.  A FACTOR is a number that can be used to build another number.

For example, if I want to build the number 12:

I can build it with 1's

    1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1  (1 X 12)

I can build it with 2's:

    2+2+2+2+2+2  (2 X 6)

I can build it with 3's:

    3+3+3+3   (3 X 4)

(Now, going backwards)

I can build it with 4's:

    4+4+4  (4 X 3)

I can build it with 6's:

    6 + 6  (6 X 2)

I can build it with 12's:

   12  (12 X 1)

So, the factors of 12 are:

         1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12

Answer 3

A factor is something that multiplies to make the number

Example- the factors of 4 are 1 2 and 4

Answer 4

Sorry dude, i'm very very weak in math.