factor
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- noun
- /ˈfæktər/
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factor
- To find the greatest common divisor, first list all the factors of both numbers.
It has only one factor of π.
- It has only one factor of π.
- All this is doing is arguing over one single factor, a number.
- Same thing goes for the other factor where you use this fraction.
- This means we can add them with arbitrary factors which are complex numbers.
- Our DV is just the other factor E to the X.
- And then the answer is also going to be a factor of the polynomial, correct?
- So in fact, those two factors cancel out in the perfect gas law.
- It's the same zero or the same factor, but it's happening twice, correct?
Examples
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So I figure out the big number, then I break it down into prime factors.
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The plans for her house use a scale factor in which 1/5 inch equals 1 foot.
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So the prime factors are not on this list.
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Now we just pull out a common factor from here.
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Besides 35 and 1, what is one factor of 35?
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I'd have to calculate the number of factors in each set.
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In other words, all its factors are small divisors.
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Okay, after you've completed the prime factorization, identify the distinct prime factor.
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Prime factor 41.
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It has only one factor of π.
Synonyms
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4.2
A number used to multiply another number
1
6.1
A number that splits another number exactly into equal parts
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8.2
A number you use with another number to find the total when you add it many times
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9.9
A number that divides another number exactly with no leftover
A number that tells how many times to use a value to get a result
Compounds
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3
3.9
A natural substance that makes cells divide and change into different types
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1
6.1
A method that finds a few hidden groups in many related survey questions or measurements
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1
4.9
A number showing how much stronger a structure is than the weight it must carry
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1
8.2
The amount of extra force on an aircraft compared with its weight, measured in g
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1
4.9
A number greater than one that can only be divided by one and itself and divides another number exactly
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1
3.5
A number that shows how well sunscreen protects your skin from the sun's harmful rays
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1
4.0
A number used to multiply an amount in one unit to get the same amount in another unit
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1
4.4
A protein on the surface of red blood cells that shows whether blood types match
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A protein in the blood that helps blood form clots and stop bleeding
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A part of the mind like attention and memory that affects how people think and act
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Average number of binary digits needed to show one digit in another number system
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A number that shows how much incoming light or sound a material absorbs
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A B vitamin called thiamine that prevents beriberi and helps the body use energy from food
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A blood protein that helps blood clot and whose lack causes hemophilia A
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Relating to a method in data analysis that finds a few hidden causes of many measured things
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A protein released by blood platelets that starts blood clotting by making thrombin
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A blood protein that helps stop bleeding and whose lack causes hemophilia B, a disease with heavy bleeding
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A number you multiply one amount by to get another amount that changes the same way
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How many times stronger a structure or part is than the largest force it may meet in normal use
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A way of showing data using a few important numbers to study or compare it
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A blood protein that helps start clotting and whose low levels make clotting slow
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A blood protein that helps blood clot, whose lack makes people bleed too much
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The largest number that divides evenly into two or more whole numbers without leaving a remainder
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A chemical made in the brain that tells another gland to release growth hormone
The largest positive whole number that divides two or more numbers exactly
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A chemical made in the hypothalamus that tells the pituitary gland to release other hormones
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A stomach substance that helps absorb vitamin B12 in the intestines
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A chemical made in the hypothalamus that tells the pituitary gland to send out a certain hormone
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An antibody in the blood often found in people with rheumatoid arthritis that helps doctors decide if they have it
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A hormone made in the brain that tells the pituitary gland to release a hormone that controls the thyroid
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A standard test people fill in to measure 16 basic personality traits
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A substance that breaks a gel in tissue so fluid or medicine can move into the tissue
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Some white blood cells make a protein that causes inflammation and can kill cancer cells
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word factor comes from the Latin facere ('to make'), the same root as factory, a place that makes things. In math a factor is a number that helps 'make' a product, so it is one of the parts that produce the result.