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because 1 x (every number) = (every number) and that makes 1 a factor of (every number)

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Because every number can be divided by one with no remainder.

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Because all numbers have a factor of one, and one multiplied by the number itself is the answer. For e.g. 12

It has 1,2,3,4,6 and 12 as factors because 1 times 12 is 12.

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why 1 is a factor of every number

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One

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One.

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One is.

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