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Faktoren

Faktoren is the plural form of Faktor and is used across several disciplines to denote elements that multiply together to form a product or that contribute to an outcome. In mathematics and related fields, factors are numbers or expressions that divide or combine to yield another number or expression.

In arithmetic, factors of a positive integer n are integers d such that n is divisible by

In algebra, factoring a polynomial means expressing it as a product of polynomials. For example, x^2 −

Beyond numbers, in statistics and experimental design, factors refer to independent or categorical variables that can

Examples help illustrate the concept: the number 18 has factors 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, and 18,

d,
i.e.,
n
=
d
×
m
for
some
integer
m.
The
set
of
positive
factors
always
includes
1
and
n.
Factorization
is
the
process
of
writing
a
number
as
a
product
of
factors;
a
prime
factorization
expresses
a
number
as
a
product
of
prime
factors,
uniquely
up
to
the
order
of
the
factors,
by
the
Fundamental
Theorem
of
Arithmetic.
5x
+
6
factors
as
(x
−
2)(x
−
3).
Factorization
is
a
common
technique
to
simplify
expressions,
solve
equations,
or
understand
a
structure.
take
different
levels
or
values.
In
everyday
language,
factors
are
the
contributing
elements
or
causes
that
influence
a
result.
and
its
prime
factorization
is
2
×
3^2.
See
also
divisor,
greatest
common
divisor,
least
common
multiple,
prime
factorization,
and
polynomial
factorization.