Showing posts with label factors of 108. Show all posts
Showing posts with label factors of 108. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 31

factors of 108


Let us learn about factors of 108


108 is a composite number because 108 have factors other than 1 & itself. 108 is not a prime number.

The 12 factors of 108 are as follows 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 27, 36, 54, 108

The factor pairs of 108 are as follows 1 x 108, 2 x 54, 3 x 36, 4 x 27, 6 x 18, & 9 x 12.

The proper factors of 108 are as follows 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 27, 36, & 54

The prime factors of 108 are as follows 2, 2, 3, 3, & 3.

Points to remember: There is repetition of these factors, therefore if the prime factors are being listed instead of the prime factorization & usually only the distinct prime factors are listed.

The 2 distinct prime factors of 108. They are 2 and 3.

The prime factorization of 108 are as follows 2 x 2 x 3 x 3 x 3 or, in index form 22 x 33.

Points to remember: There cannot be similar factors, a least common multiple or a greatest common factor because "common" refers to factors or multiples that 2 or more numbers have in common.

In our next blog we shall learn about graham's law of diffusion I hope the above explanation was useful.Keep reading and leave your comments.