Faktori

Faktori is a term used in Indonesian and Malay that translates to factors in English. In general use, a faktori is an element, condition, or influence that contributes to a result or phenomenon. The meaning varies by discipline but shares the idea of causation or influence.

In mathematics, a faktori of a positive integer n is any positive integer that divides n exactly. For example, the faktori of 12 are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 12. A concept closely related is prime factorization, where a number is expressed as a product of prime faktori, such as 12 = 2 × 2 × 3. Factoring is the process of determining the faktori of a number.

In statistics and research methods, faktori can refer to independent variables or categorical groupings used to explain variation in a dependent variable. Factor analysis, a separate technique, studies latent faktori that explain observed correlations among variables.

In health, lifestyle faktori or risk faktori denote characteristics or exposures that increase the probability of disease or injury, such as smoking as a risk faktori for lung cancer. In economics and social sciences, socio-demographic faktori, market faktori, and policy faktori describe influences on outcomes like growth, behavior, or decision making.

The term emphasizes that outcomes often depend on multiple interacting influences rather than a single cause. In academic writing, precise identification and measurement of faktori are essential for analysis, modeling, and interpretation.