Have you wondered what the factors of 51 are? 51 is an odd number and its factors are not may like a typical even number that can have more than three(3) odd numbers. In this article, we would provide a complete list of factors of 51 including positive and negative factors.

What Are The Factors Of 51?

The factors of 51 are those numbers that would divide 51 without any remainder and the best way to know if a number is a factor of 51 is to divide it by 51 and if the remainder is 0, then it is a factor of 51. We earlier stated that we would provide a list of the positive and negative factors of 51.

Positive Factors Of 51

The positive factors of 51 include 1, 3, 17, and 51 and this is because:

1 * 51 = 51
3 * 17 = 51
17 * 3 = 51
51 * 1 = 51

Negative Factors Of 51

These are negative numbers that when multiplied would give 51 and the negative factors of 51 include -1, -3, -17, and -51 also, this is because:

-1 * -51 = 51
-3 * -17 = 51
-17 * -3 = 51
-51 * -1 = 51

You might have seen 1 appear and wondered why it is there well, 1 is a factor of any number and your listing would not be complete without 1. From the above, we can say that there are four factors of 51.

Factor Pairs Of 51

What are factor pairs? This simply means pairs of factors that can be multiplied to get 51 and the factor pairs of 51 include:

1, 51 because 1 * 51 = 51
3, 17 because 3 * 17 = 51
17, 3 because 17 * 3 = 51
51, 1 because 51 * 1 = 51

We listed the positive pairs above and the negative pairs are outlined below:

-1, -51 because -1 * -51 = 51
-3, -17 because -3 * -17 = 51
-17, -3 because -17 * -3 = 51
-51, -1 because -51 * -1 = 51