Martina is trying to find a factor pair for the number 62. She says that because 62 is an even number, then 2 has to be one of the factors in a factor pair.

Question

Do you agree with Martina's reasoning? If you agree, find the missing factor. If you disagree, find another factor pair for 62. In either case, make sure you explain how you use one factor to find the other factor in the pair.

Answer 1

I agree with Martina's reasoning that since 62 is an even number, 2 is indeed one of its factors. To find the missing factor in the factor pair with 2, we can divide 62 by 2.

So, we calculate:

\[ \frac{62}{2} = 31 \]

This means the factor pair for 62 that includes 2 is (2, 31), since both 2 and 31 multiply together to give 62:

\[ 2 \times 31 = 62 \]

Thus, the factor pair is (2, 31).