As your math tutor, I’m here to help you break down factor pairs of 2211 step by step!
Factor pairs of 2211 are any two numbers that, when multiplied together, equal 2211. The question to ask is “what two numbers multiplied together equal 2211?” Every factor can be paired with another factor, and multiplying the two will result in 2211.
To find the factor pairs of 2211, follow these steps:
Step 1:
Find the smallest prime number that is larger than 1, and is a factor of 2211. 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 3.
Step 2:
Divide 2211 by the smallest prime factor, in this case, 3:
2211 ÷ 3 = 737
3 and 737 will make a new factor pair.
Step 3:
Repeat Steps 1 and 2, using 737 as the new focus. Find the smallest prime factor that isn’t 1, and divide 737 by that number. In this case, 11 is the new smallest prime factor:
737 ÷ 11 = 67
Remember that this new factor pair is only for the factors of 737, not 2211. So, to finish the factor pair for 2211, you’d multiply 3 and 11 before pairing with 67:
3 x 11 = 33
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 2211:
(1, 2211), (3, 737), (11, 201), (33, 67)
So, to list all the factors of 2211: 1, 3, 11, 33, 67, 201, 737, 2211
The negative factors of 2211 would be: -1, -3, -11, -33, -67, -201, -737, -2211
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!