Factors of 72: How to find factors of 72?

Factors of 72 

A factor of a number is any number that can divide it evenly (without any remainder).

For example, factors of 72 are the numbers that divide 72 completely without any remainder.

Finding Factors of 72

To find the factors of 72, we check which numbers can divide 72 evenly:

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

So, the factors of 72 are:
1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, and 72

These are the only numbers that can divide 72 without leaving a remainder.

Try It Yourself:

Can you find the factors of these numbers?
1. 60
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