The factors of a number are any natural numbers we can multiply to get that number. Let's write 12 as the product of two numbers in as many ways as possible.
12 Written as a Product of Two Numbers
Factors
1 * 12=12
1 and 12
2 * 6=12
2 and 6
3 * 4=12
3 and 4
We found that 12 has six factors.
1,2,3,4,6, and 12
