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All factors except the number itself or unity are "proper factors", the excluded ones being tautological.

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What are proper factors of a certain number?

"Proper factors" are all of a number's factors except one and the number itself.


All the factors of a number except the number itself?

That is one definition of the set of proper factors.


Explain what a prime number is?

A prime number has no factors except itself and 1.


Is there a number which has no factors?

A prime numbers has no positive integer factors except itself and 1. The number 1 has only itself as a factor. The number 0 has no factors at all.


What are the factors and prime factors of 293?

It is a prime number. Therefore it doesnt have any factors except one and itself.


Does a prime number have a factor tree?

No. A prime number is one that has no factors except the number '1' and itself.


Is 3 composite number?

No, 3 is a prime number. It has no factors except 1 and the number 3 itself.


Is 2 a prime and composite number?

2 is a prime number. It has no factors except for 1 and itself.


Is number 7 a composite number?

No. It has no other factors except for 1 and itself, therefore it is prime.


What is proper factors?

Proper factors are just like regular factors, except they don't include 1 and the number itself.


What are the two factors of every non-zero number?

Two factors of every non-zero number except 1 are 1 and the number itself.


Why is every whole number a multiple and factor of itself?

every number except has atleast 2 factors