What are factors? explain in easy way...
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DEFINITION:
To understand factors, let us first take an example:
12 = 3×4
When two numbers are multiplied with each other to obtain another particular integer, they are said to be the factors of that particular integer. In the above given example, two factors of 12 are 3 and 4.
When someone says that:
Z = XY
This means that two factors of the number ‘Z’ are ‘X’ and ‘Y.’
HOW TO FIND FACTORS OF A GIVEN NUMBER:
12×1 = 12
6×2 = 12
4×3 = 12
⇒ Factors of 12 = 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12
CLASSIFICATION OF NUMBERS BASED ON THEIR FACTORS:
Based on their factors, numbers are classified into two types:-
1) Prime numbers- The numbers which have only two factors, which are one and the number itself, are known as prime numbers. For ex: 2, 3, 5 etc.
2) Composite numbers- The numbers which have more than two factors, are commonly known as composite numbers. For ex- 9, 15, all even number except 2 etc.
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