{"id":160303,"date":"2024-11-02T13:22:24","date_gmt":"2024-11-02T13:22:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=160303"},"modified":"2024-11-02T13:22:27","modified_gmt":"2024-11-02T13:22:27","slug":"list-the-factors-of-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2024\/11\/02\/list-the-factors-of-24\/","title":{"rendered":"List the factors of 24."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>List the factors of 24.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-6-color\">The Correct Answer and Explanation is:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To find the factors of 24, we need to identify all the integers that can divide 24 evenly without leaving a remainder. A factor is a number that can be multiplied by another number to yield the original number. The factors of 24 are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, and 24.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Detailed Explanation of Factors of 24<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Definition of Factors:<\/strong><br>Factors of a number are those integers which can divide that number evenly, meaning the result is a whole number without any remainder. For example, if we divide 24 by 6, we get 4, which is a whole number, indicating that 6 is a factor of 24.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Finding Factors:<\/strong><br>To find the factors of 24, we can start by dividing 24 by the smallest integers, beginning with 1, and moving upward. We proceed as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>1:<\/strong> 24 \u00f7 1 = 24<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2:<\/strong> 24 \u00f7 2 = 12<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>3:<\/strong> 24 \u00f7 3 = 8<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>4:<\/strong> 24 \u00f7 4 = 6<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>6:<\/strong> 24 \u00f7 6 = 4<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>8:<\/strong> 24 \u00f7 8 = 3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>12:<\/strong> 24 \u00f7 12 = 2<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>24:<\/strong> 24 \u00f7 24 = 1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>As we see, dividing by these numbers results in whole numbers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Characteristics of Factors:<\/strong><br>Factors come in pairs. For instance, if 2 is a factor, then 12 is also a factor since 2 \u00d7 12 = 24. Notably, factors of a number are always less than or equal to that number.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Prime Factorization:<\/strong><br>Another approach to finding factors is through prime factorization. The prime factorization of 24 is:<br>[ 24 = 2^3 \\times 3^1 ]<br>From the prime factorization, we can derive all combinations of these prime factors to list all the factors. Each combination yields one of the factors listed above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In conclusion, the complete set of factors of 24\u20141, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, and 24\u2014demonstrates the integer&#8217;s versatility in division and multiplication within mathematics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>List the factors of 24. The Correct Answer and Explanation is: To find the factors of 24, we need to identify all the integers that can divide 24 evenly without leaving a remainder. A factor is a number that can be multiplied by another number to yield the original number. 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