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it is related to prime factorization

2006-06-19 00:21:05 · 3 answers · asked by armi_area 1 in Science & Mathematics Mathematics

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Factors are numbers that divide a number, and multiples are numbers that the number divides.

Factors of 2 are 1 and 2. Multiples of 2 are even numbers.

Factors of 15 are 1, 3, 5, and 15. Multiples of 15 are: 15, 30, 45, 60 ,. .. but also 0, -15, -30, -45, . . .

For your problem:
Factors of x will be denoted F(x), and multiple of x will be denoted M(x)

F(1)=1
M(1) are all intergers
F(2) are 1 and 2
M(2) are all even numbers
F(3) are 1 and 3
M(3) are all numbers {. . .,-6,-3, 0, 3, 6, 9, 12, . . .}
F(4) are 1, 2, and 4
M(4) are all numbers { . . . ,-8, -4, 0, 4, , . . .}
You should be able to continue this

2006-06-19 00:30:43 · answer #1 · answered by Eulercrosser 4 · 0 0

In the problem 3 x 4 = 12, 3 and 4 are factors and 12 is the product.

Factoring is like taking a number apart. It means to express a number as the product of its factors. Factors are either composite numbers or prime numbers (except that 0 and 1 are neither prime nor composite).

The number 12 is a multiple of 3, because it can be divided evenly by 3.
3 x 4 = 12
3 and 4 are both factors of 12
12 is a multiple of both 3 and 4.

2006-06-19 08:02:26 · answer #2 · answered by Hafiz 7 · 0 0

same thing

2006-06-19 07:24:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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