Difference between factors and multiples
| Factors | Multiples |
| 1. A given number has a finite number of factors. | 1. A given number has a infinitely many multiples. |
| 2. The factors of a given number are all less than or equal to the given number. | 2. The multiples of a given number are all more than or equal to the given number. |
| 3. The minimum number of factors of a given number is 2, i.e. 1 and the number itself. Eg: 5 has two factors only, viz. 1 and 5 | 3. Every given number has infinitely many multiples and so there is no minimum number of multiples of a given number. |
| 4. A factor of a given number divides the given number exactly. | 4. A multiple of a given number divisible by the given number. |
| 5. The factors of a given number can be obtained by selecting those numbers out of the numbers 1,2,3,4..... which divide the given number exactly. | 5. The multiples of a given number can be obtained by multiplying the given number successively by 1,2,3.... |
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