FACTORS OF 256

256 has 9 factors.

Factors:

Factor Pairs:

• 1 × 256 = 256
• 2 × 128 = 256
• 4 × 64 = 256
• 8 × 32 = 256
• 16 × 16 = 256

DESCRIPTIONS

Factors of 256 can be found by ckecking the divisibility of 256 by the whole numbers 1 through $\mathbf{\sqrt{\color{chocolate}256}}$ = 16. If a whole number divides 256 exactly, both

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

are the factors of 256.

OTHER INFORMATION

The only prime factor of 256 is 2.