How do you list all the factors of 70?

3 Answers
Jul 3, 2018

List in their pairs

1 & 70
2 & 35
5 & 14
7 & 10

I don't need to check between the numbers 10, 14, 35 and 70 because I have the factors in pairs.

Jul 3, 2018

Another way is to use prime factors

70=2xx5xx7

2 and 35, 5 and 14, 7 and 10 plus 1 and 70

Aug 9, 2018

1,2,5,7,10,14,35,70

Explanation:

Write a number as the product of its prime factors.

70 = 2xx5xx7

1 is a factor of all numbers.

Find all the factors by grouping the factors:

One at a time:

1, 2, 5, 7

Two at a time:

2xx5=10," "2xx7=14" "5xx7 =35

Three at a time:

2xx5xx7 =70

The eight factors of 70 are:

1,2,5,7,10,14,35,70