Factors / Factors of 56

Factors of 56

1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 28, 56

56 breaks into 4 pairs, tested up to √56 ≈ 7.5; each pair multiplies back to 56 exactly. 56's full pair list is (1, 56), (2, 28), (4, 14), (7, 8), for 8 divisors in total. 56's divisors other than 56 itself sum to 64, 8 above 56: abundant. 56 is even, digit sum 11 for 56; small divisors of 56 include 2, 4, 7, 8. 56 has 8 divisors; 55 has 4 and 57 has 4, so 56 wins here. 56 divided by its largest divisor, 28, gives 2.