As your math tutor, I’m here to help you break down factor pairs of 1313 step by step!
Factor pairs of 1313 are any two numbers that, when multiplied together, equal 1313. The question to ask is “what two numbers multiplied together equal 1313?” Every factor can be paired with another factor, and multiplying the two will result in 1313.
To find the factor pairs of 1313, follow these steps:
Step 1:
Find the smallest prime number that is larger than 1, and is a factor of 1313. 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 13.
Step 2:
Divide 1313 by the smallest prime factor, in this case, 13:
1313 ÷ 13 = 101
13 and 101 will make a new factor pair.
Step 3:
Repeat Steps 1 and 2, using 101 as the new focus. Find the smallest prime factor that isn’t 1, and divide 101 by that number. In this case, 101 is the new smallest prime factor:
101 ÷ 101 = 1
Remember that this new factor pair is only for the factors of 101, not 1313. So, to finish the factor pair for 1313, you’d multiply 13 and 101 before pairing with 1:
13 x 101 = 1313
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 1313:
(1, 1313), (13, 101)
So, to list all the factors of 1313: 1, 13, 101, 1313
The negative factors of 1313 would be: -1, -13, -101, -1313
Now you’ve got it! A math tutor would always encourage you to practice with different numbers to reinforce your understanding of factor pairs. Try another one!