Prime factorization of 978

Here you will see step by step solution of prime factorization of 978, how to find factors of 978, you will see all factors of 978, how many factors of 978 has? Factors of 978 are 1, 2, 3, 6, 163, 326, 489, 978, we can see that 978 has 8 factor and sum of all factors is 1968.

  • All Factors of 978: 1, 2, 3, 6, 163, 326, 489, 978
  • Prime Factors of 978: 2 × 3 × 163
  • Prime Factorization of 978: 21 × 31 × 1631
  • Sum of Factors of 978: 1968
  • Is 978 prime number: No

How to find factors of 978 by Division Method?

To find the factors of 978 by division method, we need the find the all numbers between 1 to 978, which divide 978 with 0 remainder, then the number is factor of 978.

Pair factors of 978

  • 978/1 = 978 [ 1 × 978 (1, 978) 1 and 978 is pair factor of 978]
  • 978/2 = 489 [ 2 × 489 (2, 489) 2 and 489 is pair factor of 978]
  • 978/3 = 326 [ 3 × 326 (3, 326) 3 and 326 is pair factor of 978]
  • 978/6 = 163 [ 6 × 163 (6, 163) 6 and 163 is pair factor of 978]
  • 978/163 = 6 [ 163 × 6 (163, 6) 163 and 6 is pair factor of 978]
  • 978/326 = 3 [ 326 × 3 (326, 3) 326 and 3 is pair factor of 978]
  • 978/489 = 2 [ 489 × 2 (489, 2) 489 and 2 is pair factor of 978]
  • 978/978 = 1 [ 978 × 1 (978, 1) 978 and 1 is pair factor of 978]

As we checked numbers between 1 to 978 that are not leaving any remainder, hence we can say factors of 978 is 1, 2, 3, 6, 163, 326, 489, 978.

Also note that, in exponential form prime factorization of 978 is written as 21 × 31 × 1631 and it is a composite number.

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