As your math tutor, I’m here to help you break down factor pairs of 1410 step by step!
Factor pairs of 1410 are any two numbers that, when multiplied together, equal 1410. The question to ask is “what two numbers multiplied together equal 1410?” Every factor can be paired with another factor, and multiplying the two will result in 1410.
To find the factor pairs of 1410, follow these steps:
Step 1:
Find the smallest prime number that is larger than 1, and is a factor of 1410. 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 1410 by the smallest prime factor, in this case, 2:
1410 ÷ 2 = 705
2 and 705 will make a new factor pair.
Step 3:
Repeat Steps 1 and 2, using 705 as the new focus. Find the smallest prime factor that isn’t 1, and divide 705 by that number. In this case, 3 is the new smallest prime factor:
705 ÷ 3 = 235
Remember that this new factor pair is only for the factors of 705, not 1410. So, to finish the factor pair for 1410, you’d multiply 2 and 3 before pairing with 235:
2 x 3 = 6
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 1410:
(1, 1410), (2, 705), (3, 470), (5, 282), (6, 235), (10, 141), (15, 94), (30, 47)
So, to list all the factors of 1410: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 30, 47, 94, 141, 235, 282, 470, 705, 1410
The negative factors of 1410 would be: -1, -2, -3, -5, -6, -10, -15, -30, -47, -94, -141, -235, -282, -470, -705, -1410
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!