The factors of 90 are the whole numbers that divide 90 exactly, leaving no remainder: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 15, 18, 30, 45, 90. Use the calculator above for any number, or read on for the factor pairs, prime factorization and properties of 90.
What are the factors of 90?
A factor of 90 is any whole number that divides 90 with no remainder. Listing them from smallest to largest, the factors of 90 are:
1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 15, 18, 30, 45, 90
So 90 is a composite number with 12 factors in total. Every number has 1 and itself as factors; the interesting work is finding the ones in between.
Factor pairs of 90
A factor pair is two numbers that multiply to give 90. The factor pairs of 90 are:
| Factor pair | Product |
|---|---|
| 1 × 90 | 90 |
| 2 × 45 | 90 |
| 3 × 30 | 90 |
| 5 × 18 | 90 |
| 6 × 15 | 90 |
| 9 × 10 | 90 |
Prime factorization of 90
The prime factorization breaks 90 down into a product of prime numbers only:
$$ 90 = 2 \times 3^{2} \times 5 $$How to find the factors of 90, step by step
- Start at 1 — 1 divides every number, so 1 and 90 are always factors.
- Test each whole number from 2 upward: if it divides 90 exactly, it is a factor.
- Use factor pairs — each small factor gives a matching large factor, so you only need to test up to $\sqrt{90}$.
- List them in order to get all 12 factors of 90.
Factors versus multiples of 90
It is easy to mix these up. The factors of 90 are the numbers that divide into 90 (they are less than or equal to 90), while the multiples of 90 are what you get by multiplying 90 outward: 90, 180, 270, 360, and so on. In short: factors go in, multiples go out. 90 is an even number, and its smallest prime factor is 2.
Properties of 90
| Number of factors | 12 |
| Sum of factors | 234 |
| Sum of proper divisors | 144 |
| Prime or composite | Composite |
| Even or odd | Even |
| Perfect square | No |
| Prime factorization | 2 x 3^2 x 5 |
Is 90 abundant, deficient or perfect?
Number theorists classify a number by comparing it to the sum of its proper divisors (all its factors except itself). For 90, those proper divisors add up to 144, which makes 90 an abundant number (its proper divisors sum to 144, which is more than 90). Most numbers are deficient; abundant and perfect numbers are comparatively rare, which is what makes this property interesting.
Using the factors of 90 for GCF and LCM
The prime factorization $2 \times 3^{2} \times 5$ is the shortcut for combining 90 with another number. To find the greatest common factor (GCF), take the primes 90 shares with the other number, each to the lowest power. For the least common multiple (LCM), take every prime that appears in either number, each to the highest power. This is why the prime factorization is worth writing down — it does the heavy lifting for fractions, ratios and simplification.
Related factors and tools
Explore more: Factors of 88 Factors of 84 Factors of 96. Or find the factors of any number with the Factor Calculator. Exponents are the reverse idea — see logarithms and read the formal reference on divisors at Wikipedia.