Prime factorization of 60

Here you will see step by step solution of prime factorization of 60, how to find factors of 60, you will see all factors of 60, how many factors of 60 has? Factors of 60 are 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 30, 60, we can see that 60 has 12 factor and sum of all factors is 168.

  • All Factors of 60: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 30, 60
  • Prime Factors of 60: 2 × 2 × 3 × 5
  • Prime Factorization of 60: 22 × 31 × 51
  • Sum of Factors of 60: 168
  • Is 60 prime number: No

How to find factors of 60 by Division Method?

To find the factors of 60 by division method, we need the find the all numbers between 1 to 60, which divide 60 with 0 remainder, then the number is factor of 60.

Pair factors of 60

  • 60/1 = 60 [ 1 × 60 (1, 60) 1 and 60 is pair factor of 60]
  • 60/2 = 30 [ 2 × 30 (2, 30) 2 and 30 is pair factor of 60]
  • 60/3 = 20 [ 3 × 20 (3, 20) 3 and 20 is pair factor of 60]
  • 60/4 = 15 [ 4 × 15 (4, 15) 4 and 15 is pair factor of 60]
  • 60/5 = 12 [ 5 × 12 (5, 12) 5 and 12 is pair factor of 60]
  • 60/6 = 10 [ 6 × 10 (6, 10) 6 and 10 is pair factor of 60]
  • 60/10 = 6 [ 10 × 6 (10, 6) 10 and 6 is pair factor of 60]
  • 60/12 = 5 [ 12 × 5 (12, 5) 12 and 5 is pair factor of 60]
  • 60/15 = 4 [ 15 × 4 (15, 4) 15 and 4 is pair factor of 60]
  • 60/20 = 3 [ 20 × 3 (20, 3) 20 and 3 is pair factor of 60]
  • 60/30 = 2 [ 30 × 2 (30, 2) 30 and 2 is pair factor of 60]
  • 60/60 = 1 [ 60 × 1 (60, 1) 60 and 1 is pair factor of 60]

As we checked numbers between 1 to 60 that are not leaving any remainder, hence we can say factors of 60 is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 30, 60.

Also note that, in exponential form prime factorization of 60 is written as 22 × 31 × 51 and it is a composite number.

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