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.
It depends how its used. 3 is a prime number. 3 is a prime factor of 12.
same number multiplied by one
Prime number refers to what they are; prime factor refers to what they do. A number doesn't become a factor until it is multiplied. 2 and 3 are prime numbers. 2 and 3 are prime factors of 6.
13 is a prime number. The only prime factor of a prime number is the number itself.
That's a prime factor.
It depends how its used. 3 is a prime number. 3 is a prime factor of 12.
No, a prime factor is a single factor that is a prime number. A proper factor is a member of the set of factors that doesn't include one and the number itself.
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
same number multiplied by one
Prime number refers to what they are; prime factor refers to what they do. A number doesn't become a factor until it is multiplied. 2 and 3 are prime numbers. 2 and 3 are prime factors of 6.
All numbers have factors. Some numbers have some of the same factors as other numbers. These are common factors. If the factor is a prime number, it is a common prime factor. 3 is a prime number. 3 is a factor of 9. 3 is a factor of 12. 3 is a common prime factor of 9 and 12.
13 is a prime number. The only prime factor of a prime number is the number itself.
what number is not a prime factor
That's a prime 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.
Prime numbers only have one prime factor. Prime factorizations have at least two. Sometimes they're the same number (2 x 2 = 4) so we could say it has one distinct prime factor.
A prime number has only one prime factor, and that prime factor is the number itself.