FACTORS OF 12

12 has 6 factors.

Factors:

Factor Pairs:

• 1 × 12 = 12
• 2 × 6 = 12
• 3 × 4 = 12

DESCRIPTIONS

Factors of 12 can be found by ckecking the divisibility of 12 by the whole numbers 1 through $\mathbf{\sqrt{\color{chocolate}12}}$ ≈ 3.46. If a whole number divides 12 exactly, both

• the number itself and
• the result of the division by that number

are the factors of 12.

OTHER INFORMATION

Prime factors of 12 are 2 and 3.