What are the factors and prime factors of 312? - Answers

312 is a composite number because it has factors other than 1 and itself. It is not a Prime number.The 16 factors of 312 are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 13, 24, 26, 39, 52, 78, 104, 156, and 312.The proper factors of 312 are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 13, 24, 26, 39, 52, 78, 104, and 156 or,if the definition you are using excludes 1, they are 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 13, 24, 26, 39, 52, 78, 104, and 156.The prime factors of 312 are 2, 2, 2, 3, and 13. Note: There is repetition of these factors, so if the prime factors are being listed instead of the prime factorization, usually only the distinct prime factors are listed.The 3 distinct prime factors (listing each prime factor only once) of 312 are 2, 3, and 13.The prime factorization of 312 is 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 x 13 or, in index form (in other words, using exponents), 23 x 3 x 13.NOTE: There cannot be common factors, a greatest common factor, or a least common multiple because "common" refers to factors or multiples that two or more numbers have in common.