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Factors are expressions that are multiplied together. The factors of 12ab(x +y) are 12, a,b and x+y.

Finding the factors is called factoring. A prime factor is one that can not be factored further.

The factor of a number is a number that you can divide into the original number evenly. For example, 12 can be divided by 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 12. Therefore 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 12 are called "factors" of 12.

2 and 3 are the prime factors of 12 since 12 = (2)(2)(3).

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