Showing posts with label factors of 56. Show all posts
Showing posts with label factors of 56. Show all posts

Monday, August 30, 2010

factors of 56

Let us learn about factors of 56

A factor is a number can evenly be divided into another number. Any number that can be divided by1 & itself. Numbers which can only be divided by 1 & themselves are called prime numbers. The number 1 & the number itself are factors of the number.


Factors of 56 = 2, 4, 7, 14, 28
Divide the given number by first prime number 2.
56/2= 28 remainder is (0).
2 is one of the prime facto
28/2 = 14 remainder (0).
2 is a prime factor.
14/2=7 remainder (0).
2 is a prime factor.
So the prime factor of the number 56 is 2 * 2 * 2 * 7

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