List all of the factors for the numbers 16
Factors of 16 are: 1,2,4,8,and 16
I have an idea. Why don't you give it a try. To start with, 2 is a factor of any even number...
That certainly would be a good start :)
To list all the factors of a number, we need to find all the numbers that divide it evenly. For the number 16, the factors would be the numbers that divide 16 without leaving a remainder.
1 is always a factor of every number, so 1 is a factor of 16.
Next, we divide 16 by successive integers greater than 1 to check if they are factors.
16 ÷ 2 = 8, so 2 is a factor of 16.
16 ÷ 3 = 5.33 (not an exact division), so 3 is not a factor of 16.
16 ÷ 4 = 4, so 4 is a factor of 16.
16 ÷ 5 = 3.2 (not an exact division), so 5 is not a factor of 16.
16 ÷ 6 = 2.66 (not an exact division), so 6 is not a factor of 16.
16 ÷ 7 = 2.28 (not an exact division), so 7 is not a factor of 16.
16 ÷ 8 = 2, so 8 is a factor of 16.
16 ÷ 9 = 1.77 (not an exact division), so 9 is not a factor of 16.
16 ÷ 10 = 1.6 (not an exact division), so 10 is not a factor of 16.
16 ÷ 11 = 1.45 (not an exact division), so 11 is not a factor of 16.
16 ÷ 12 = 1.33 (not an exact division), so 12 is not a factor of 16.
16 ÷ 13 = 1.23 (not an exact division), so 13 is not a factor of 16.
16 ÷ 14 = 1.14 (not an exact division), so 14 is not a factor of 16.
16 ÷ 15 = 1.06 (not an exact division), so 15 is not a factor of 16.
16 ÷ 16 = 1, so 16 is a factor of 16.
So, the factors of 16 are 1, 2, 4, 8, and 16.