Factors of 205 are the list of integers that can be evenly divided into 205. There are 4 factors of 205 of which 205 itself is the biggest factor and its positive factors are 1, 5, 41, 205. The sum of all factors of 205 is 252 and its factors in Pairs are (1, 205), (5, 41).

• All Factors of 205: 1, 5, 41 and 205
• Negative Factors of 205: -1, -5, -41 and -205
• Prime Factors of 205: 5, 41
• Prime Factorization of 205: 5¹ × 41¹
• Sum of Factors of 205: 252

1.	What Are the Factors of 205?
2.	Factors of 205 by Prime Factorization
3.	Factors of 205 in Pairs
4.	FAQs on Factors of 205

Factors of 205 are pairs of those numbers whose products result in 205. These factors are either prime numbers or composite numbers.

How to Find the Factors of 205?

To find the factors of 205, we will have to find the list of numbers that would divide 205 without leaving any remainder.

• 205/41 = 5; therefore, 41 is a factor of 205 and 5 is also a factor of 205.
• 205/1 = 205; therefore, 1 is a factor of 205 and 205 is also a factor of 205.

Similarly we can find other factors. Hence, the factors of 205 are 1, 5, 41, 205.

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The number 205 is composite and therefore it will have prime factors. Now let us learn how to calculate the prime factors of 205. The first step is to divide the number 205 with the smallest prime factor, here it is 5. We keep dividing until it gives a non-zero remainder.

• 205 ÷ 5 = 41

Further dividing 41 by 5 gives a non-zero remainder. So we stop the process and continue dividing the number 41 by the next smallest prime factor. We stop ultimately if the next prime factor doesn't exist or when we can't divide any further.

So, the prime factorization of 205 can be written as 5¹ × 41¹ where 5, 41 are prime.

Pair factors of 205 are the pairs of numbers that when multiplied give the product 205. The factors of 205 in pairs are:

• 1 × 205 = (1, 205)
• 5 × 41 = (5, 41)

Negative pair factors of 205 are:

• -1 × -205 = (-1, -205)
• -5 × -41 = (-5, -41)

NOTE: If (a, b) is a pair factor of a number then (b, a) is also a pair factor of that number.