FACTORS OF 72

72 has 12 factors.

Factors:

Factor Pairs:

• 1 × 72 = 72
• 2 × 36 = 72
• 3 × 24 = 72
• 4 × 18 = 72
• 6 × 12 = 72
• 8 × 9 = 72

DESCRIPTIONS

Factors of 72 can be found by ckecking the divisibility of 72 by the whole numbers 1 through $\mathbf{\sqrt{\color{chocolate}72}}$ ≈ 8.49. If a whole number divides 72 exactly, both

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

are the factors of 72.

OTHER INFORMATION

Prime factors of 72 are 2 and 3.