FACTORS OF 42

42 has 8 factors.

Factors:

Factor Pairs:

• 1 × 42 = 42
• 2 × 21 = 42
• 3 × 14 = 42
• 6 × 7 = 42

DESCRIPTIONS

Factors of 42 can be found by ckecking the divisibility of 42 by the whole numbers 1 through $\mathbf{\sqrt{\color{chocolate}42}}$ ≈ 6.48. If a whole number divides 42 exactly, both

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

are the factors of 42.

OTHER INFORMATION

Prime factors of 42 are 2, 3 and 7.