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A factor can or cannot be a Prime number
Ex: 2 is the factor of all other even numbers its a prime number
but 9 is a factor of 18 and its not a prime number
A prime is a factor but a factor being a prime number varies
Samrudh Sudarshan
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∙ 15y agoa factor is a factor , a prime number is a prime number, but a prime factor is a factor which is a prime number. it has to depend on what number number. exp 13 is a prime number
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What number is not a prime factor of 100?
what number is not a prime factor
What is a composite factor?
A composite factor is a factor that is a composite number, as opposed to a prime factor which is a factor that is a prime number.
What number has only one prime factor?
No prime number only has one factor. Each prime number has itself and 1 as factors. Now, the number 1 of course has only one factor, but it is technically not a prime number.
Is 2 a prime factor of the number 92?
Yes, 2 is a prime factor of 92. Since 2 is a prime number, it is a prime factor of all even numbers.
Is 12 a prime factor?
12 is a composite number, not a prime factor.
How do you solve a prime factor of 13?
13 is a prime number. The only prime factor of a prime number is the number itself.
What number is not a prime factor of 100?
what number is not a prime factor
What is a factor of a number that is also a prime number?
That's a prime factor.
What is a composite factor?
A composite factor is a factor that is a composite number, as opposed to a prime factor which is a factor that is a prime number.
Why a prime number cannot be written as a product of prime factors?
A prime number has only one prime factor, and that prime factor is the number itself.
How you know that 2 is a prime factor?
2 is a prime number because its only factors are one and itself. Since 2 is a prime number, if it is a factor of your number, it is a prime factor.
What number has only one prime factor?
No prime number only has one factor. Each prime number has itself and 1 as factors. Now, the number 1 of course has only one factor, but it is technically not a prime number.
What is the only prime number that is a factor of the number 16?
prime factor = prime number which can be divided into the given number with no remainder ie 2
What is prime number and a factor 39?
prime number : 6.5 factor: 13, 3,
Is a prime number the same as a prime factor?
If you are talking about the number itself, they can be the same. To be specific: A prime number is a number that only has the factors 1 and itself. A factor is a number that when multiplied creates a product. A prime factor is a prime number that is multiplied to create a product.
Why is 9 not a prime factor of 4500?
Nine cannot be a prime factor of any number because it is not a prime number.
Is the prime number and prime factor the same definition?
It depends how its used. 3 is a prime number. 3 is a prime factor of 12.
