f(x) = x2-4x-5 = x2-5x+x-5 = x(x-5)+1(x-5) = (x+1)(x-5)
Factors of f(x) are (x+1) and (x-5).
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a proper factor is a factor.
a factor bug is a 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.
If it does not factor properly then you cannot factor it.
Factors are divisors. A factor times a factor will equal a product.