Factors and Multiples

Factors

        Factors can be defined as the numbers which we can multiply together to get another number.

Example

2 * 3 = 6 , here 2 and 3 are the factors 6

2  *4 = 8 , 2 and 4 are the factors of 8.

Note : A number can have many factors

Example

1 * 12 = 12

2 * 6 = 12

3 * 4 = 12

 so the factors of 12 are 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 6 and 12.

Multiples

        A multiple is the result of multiplying a number by an integer.

Example

Multiples of 2

2 * 1 = 2

2 * 2 = 4

2 * 3 = 6 ,...

so the multiples of 2 are 2 , 4 , 6 , 8 , ...

Note : Factors and multiples are different but they both involve multiplication.