Factor pairs of 94 are any two numbers that, when multiplied together, equal 94. The question to ask is “what two numbers multiplied together equal 94?” Every factor can be paired with another factor, and multiplying the two will result in 94.
To find the factor pairs of 94, follow these steps:
Step 1:
Find the smallest prime number that is larger than 1, and is a factor of 94. For reference, the first prime numbers to check are 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, and 13. In this case, the smallest factor that’s a prime number larger than 1 is 2.
Step 2:
Divide 94 by the smallest prime factor, in this case, 2:
94 ÷ 2 = 47
2 and 47 will make a new factor pair.
Step 3:
Repeat Steps 1 and 2, using 47 as the new focus. Find the smallest prime factor that isn’t 1, and divide 47 by that number. In this case, 47 is the new smallest prime factor:
47 ÷ 47 = 1
Remember that this new factor pair is only for the factors of 47, not 94. So, to finish the factor pair for 94, you’d multiply 2 and 47 before pairing with 1:
2 x 47 = 94
Step 4:
Repeat this process until there are no longer any prime factors larger than one to divide by. At the end, you should have the full list of factor pairs.
Here are all the factor pairs for 94:
(1, 94), (2, 47)
So, to list all the factors of 94: 1, 2, 47, 94
The negative factors of 94 would be: -1, -2, -47, -94