Divide the smaller into the larger. If the quotient is an integer, the smaller is a factor of the larger.
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Knowing the rules of divisibility will help. Also, if you divide the smaller number into the larger one and the answer is an integer, it's a factor.
If the prime factorization contains a 5 and a 7, 35 is a factor.
No, that's just a factor. A common factor is when that factor is also a factor of another number.
A factor is a number or quantity that when multipled with another produces a given number or expression.
yes a factor is a whole number that divides into another whole number so 4 would be a factor of 8, 12, 16, 20, etc...
A factor is a number that divides evenly into another number with no remainder. 3 is a factor of 9. 4 is not a factor of 9.