Factors: Millie's Kitchen

Welcome to Millie’s Kitchen! Grandma Bea has baked cookies and picked strawberries, and she wants to share them onto plates with none left over. Every way that works shows a pair of factors.

Remember: Factors are numbers that multiply to make a number. 3 × 4 = 12, so 3 and 4 are factors of 12. The factors of 12 are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 12. A factor shares the number out with none left over.

Magic trick: Find factors in pairs: start with 1 × 12, then 2 × 6, then 3 × 4. When the pairs meet in the middle, you’ve found them all!