What are the factors for 72?

there ARE NO factors of 72 that you can add up to get 5

All the factors of 72 are: 1,2,3,4,6,8,9,12,18,36 and 72.
To get a 5, add (1 & 4) or (2 & 3)

You may be looking for the prime factors of 72. So first, factor out 72 in search for its prime factors:

72 = 9 x 8 = (3 x 3) x (2 x 4) = (3 x 3) x (2 x 2 x 2)

So the prime factorization of 72 is above.

Since there are only two numbers - 3, 2 - in the prime factorization results - and they add up to 5 - then they must be the answer to your question.

Factors of 72:
1,2,3,4,6,8,9,12,18,24,36,72

well, 2 and 3 are factors of 72 ---- 2x36=72 and 3x24=72

so 3+2=5

hope that helps

The factor pairs are 1,72; 2,36; 3,24; 4,18; 6,12; and 8,9
none will either add or subtract to get 5
you might be stuck with the quadratic formula

1 72
2 36
3 24
4 18
6 12
8 9

2 and 3 maybe?

none that I could find! 12 and 6 are close.
are you multiplying the leading term coefficient by the constant at the end?

72 = 1 × 72
= 2 × 36
= 3 × 24
= 4 × 18
= 6 × 12
= 8 × 9