As your math tutor, I’m here to help you break down factor pairs of 1414 step by step!
Factor pairs of 1414 are any two numbers that, when multiplied together, equal 1414. The question to ask is “what two numbers multiplied together equal 1414?” Every factor can be paired with another factor, and multiplying the two will result in 1414.
To find the factor pairs of 1414, follow these steps:
Step 1:
Find the smallest prime number that is larger than 1, and is a factor of 1414. 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 1414 by the smallest prime factor, in this case, 2:
1414 ÷ 2 = 707
2 and 707 will make a new factor pair.
Step 3:
Repeat Steps 1 and 2, using 707 as the new focus. Find the smallest prime factor that isn’t 1, and divide 707 by that number. In this case, 7 is the new smallest prime factor:
707 ÷ 7 = 101
Remember that this new factor pair is only for the factors of 707, not 1414. So, to finish the factor pair for 1414, you’d multiply 2 and 7 before pairing with 101:
2 x 7 = 14
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 1414:
(1, 1414), (2, 707), (7, 202), (14, 101)
So, to list all the factors of 1414: 1, 2, 7, 14, 101, 202, 707, 1414
The negative factors of 1414 would be: -1, -2, -7, -14, -101, -202, -707, -1414
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!