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Three and four are factors of twelve.
What does Factor mean?
A factor is multiplied to make a product or is something that influences a result.
Dictionary definition
A number or expression multiplied with another to make a product; for integers, a factor divides a number with no remainder. A factor can also be something that influences a result.
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Factor in a sentence
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Factor twelve as three times four.
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Temperature was one factor affecting the reaction rate.
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Practice 1
Which number is a factor of 18?
18 ÷ 6 = 3 with no remainder.
Practice 2
Which is the prime factorization of 12?
Every factor shown is prime and their product is 12.
Practice 3
What does factor mean in “Sleep was a factor in her focus”?
Here factor means a contributing cause or influence.
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WordFactor.
Partnoun, verb.
MeaningFactor means A factor is multiplied to make a product or is something that influences a result.
ExampleExample: Three and four are factors of twelve.
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- fak · ter
- Strongest beat
- fak
- Ending
- ter
- Tip
- Put a little extra energy on fak.
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Synonyms
Words like Factor
divisorEquivalent for an integer factor that divides with no remainder.
multiplierClose when factor means one quantity being multiplied.
influenceClose when factor means something contributing to a result.
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Does Factor have an opposite?
Factor has multiplication, divisibility, causal, and verb senses but no direct antonym. A multiple or product is generated from factors; it is related, not opposite.
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Hint for students
A factor divides an integer with no remainder. Factors are multiplied; multiples are products.
Common mix-up
Factor and multiple are not opposites. Also, a prime factorization uses prime factors only.
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Create factor rainbows for several numbers, classify each as prime or composite, and verify every pair by multiplication.
Teacher prompt
Build arrays for 24 and list every factor pair. Distinguish factors, products, and multiples, then produce a prime factorization.
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