Find the factors puzzles for practicing the multiplication tables

Here are neat puzzles to review factors in multiplication, the multiplication tables -- and consequently, the basic division facts -- all in the same "package"!

Or, just use them as cool logic puzzles. ☺

They're called Find the Factors puzzles.

This page explains how to solve them.

On this page you'll find a vast amount of them, as Excel spreadsheets:

Like the author says, "The more multiplication facts you know, the easier these puzzles become. Working on these puzzles can help you learn the multiplication table better."

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Visual tool - find all the factors of a number

Here's a nice factoring calculator that lists all the factors of a given number and also gives a neat VISUAL that pairs the factors.  You could use it to show your children/students some examples, and then of course let them PLAY with it! :)

See for example factors of 72, And all the factors of this large number.

Personally, I think it could be improved by listing the factors in order from 1 to the number itself, so that the pairing will then show how the largest and the smallest factors are paired, then the 2nd largest with the 2nd smallest, and so on. Neat anyway!

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