Factors of 279 are the list of integers that can be evenly divided into 279. It has a total of 6 factors of which 279 is the biggest factor and the positive factors of 279 are 1, 3, 9, 31, 93, 279. The sum of all factors of 279 is 416. Its Prime Factors are 3 × 31 and (1, 279), (3, 93), (9, 31) are Pair Factors.

• All Factors of 279: 1, 3, 9, 31, 93 and 279
• Negative Factors of 279: -1, -3, -9, -31, -93 and -279
• Prime Factors of 279: 3, 31
• Prime Factorization of 279: 3² × 31¹
• Sum of Factors of 279: 416

1.	What Are the Factors of 279?
2.	Factors of 279 by Prime Factorization
3.	Factors of 279 in Pairs
4.	FAQs on Factors of 279

Factors of 279 are pairs of those numbers whose products result in 279. These factors are either prime numbers or composite numbers.

How to Find the Factors of 279?

To find the factors of 279, we will have to find the list of numbers that would divide 279 without leaving any remainder.

• 279/3 = 93; therefore, 3 is a factor of 279 and 93 is also a factor of 279.
• 279/31 = 9; therefore, 31 is a factor of 279 and 9 is also a factor of 279.

Similarly we can find other factors. Hence, the factors of 279 are 1, 3, 9, 31, 93, 279.

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The number 279 is composite and therefore it will have prime factors. Now let us learn how to calculate the prime factors of 279. The first step is to divide the number 279 with the smallest prime factor, here it is 3. We keep dividing until it gives a non-zero remainder.

• 279 ÷ 3 = 93
• 93 ÷ 3 = 31

Further dividing 31 by 3 gives a non-zero remainder. So we stop the process and continue dividing the number 31 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 279 can be written as 3² × 31¹ where 3, 31 are prime.

Pair factors of 279 are the pairs of numbers that when multiplied give the product 279. The factors of 279 in pairs are:

• 1 × 279 = (1, 279)
• 3 × 93 = (3, 93)
• 9 × 31 = (9, 31)

Negative pair factors of 279 are:

• -1 × -279 = (-1, -279)
• -3 × -93 = (-3, -93)
• -9 × -31 = (-9, -31)

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