Factor Calculator
Calculate factors of any number. Find positive factors, prime factors and factor count with calculation tools to easily solve your mathematics problems.
Factor Calculation / Finder
Tool that calculates all factors, prime factors and factor count of any number.
Factor Calculator Tool
Find the positive integer factors and prime factors of a number.
Factors of Small Numbers
Factor calculations for numbers 1-15
Factors of Medium Numbers
Factor calculations for numbers 16-36
Popular Factor Calculations
Factor calculations for frequently searched numbers
About Factor Calculation
Factor calculation is the process of finding which numbers can divide a given number completely. The factors of a number are positive integers that divide that number exactly.
Types of Factors
- Positive Factors: All positive factors of a number
- Prime Factors: Only the prime factors of a number
- Factor Count: How many factors a number has
- Proper Factors: All factors except the number itself
Factor Finding Methods
- Division Method: Finding factors by dividing the number by integers from 1 to itself
- Prime Factorization: Finding all factors by breaking the number into prime factors
- Pair Check Method: Using square root to find factors more efficiently
- Trial Division: Systematic checking of potential factors
Example Calculations
Factor calculation examples:
- Factors of 12: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12 (6 factors)
- Factors of 24: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24 (8 factors)
- Factors of 36: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36 (9 factors)
- Factors of 60: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 30, 60 (12 factors)
Prime Factorization Examples
Breaking numbers into their prime factors:
- 12 = 2² × 3¹
- 24 = 2³ × 3¹
- 36 = 2² × 3²
- 60 = 2² × 3¹ × 5¹
Usage Areas of Factor Calculation
Factor calculation is used in mathematics, engineering and daily life in many areas:
- Mathematics Education: Solving factor and multiple problems
- Fraction Simplification: Reducing fractions to lowest terms
- GCD and LCM: Finding Greatest Common Divisor and Least Common Multiple
- Number Theory: Advanced mathematical studies
- Cryptography: Security algorithms and encryption
- Computer Science: Algorithm optimization and data structures
- Statistics: Data analysis and probability calculations
Special Number Types
Understanding different types of numbers through their factors:
- Prime Numbers: Numbers with exactly 2 factors (1 and itself)
- Composite Numbers: Numbers with more than 2 factors
- Perfect Numbers: Numbers equal to sum of their proper factors
- Square Numbers: Numbers with odd number of factors
Factor Calculation Tips
- Every number has at least 2 factors: 1 and itself
- If a number is even, 2 is always a factor
- Factors come in pairs (except for perfect squares)
- Prime numbers have exactly 2 factors
- The number 1 has only 1 factor (itself)
Our calculation tools compute factors of any number quickly and accurately. You can easily perform your factor calculations using the tools above.