Factors of 72 that add up to 23

We take "Factors of 72 that add up to 23" to mean "What combination(s) of two factors of 72 when added together will equal 23?"

We find the solution by first listing all the factors of 72 and then we find all the different combinations of two factors of 72 that when added together equal 23.

The factors of 72 are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, and 72.

After trying all the different ways of adding the factors above together, we did not find any combinations of two factors of 72 that add up to 23.

However, one could argue that factors of 72 should include the negative counterparts to the positive factors above since minus times minus equals plus.

If we include the negative factors, we find the following combination(s) of two factors of 72 that add up to 23 to be as follows:

24 + (-1) = 23

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