Question

Find the number of factors of 24.

• A. 8
• B. 9
• C. 7
• D. 6

Answer 1

The correct option is A 8

Every number has 1 as a factor.
Every number is a factor of itself.
$24=1\times 24$
$\therefore$ 1 and 24 are one of the factors of 24

Let's see multiplication table of 2:
$\therefore$ 2 and 12 are one of the factors of 24.

Let's see multiplication table of 3:
$\therefore$ 3 and 8 are one of the factors of 24.

Let's see multiplication table of 4:
$\therefore$ 4 and 6 are one of the factors of 24.

Hence, 24 can be written in 4 ways.
$\therefore$ There are eight factors of 24. They are 1 ,2 ,3 , 4, 6, 8, 12, 24.