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English

Etymology

From Latin factor , doer or maker , from perfect passive participle factus , done or made , from verb facere , do or make

Noun

factor ( plural factors )

1. doer, maker; a person who does things for another person or organization

   The factor of the trading post bought the furs.

2. an integral part

   The greatest factor in the decision was the need for public transportation.

   The economy was a factor in this year's budget figures.

3. ( Mathematics ) a whole number by which another whole number can be divided with no remainder

   Three is a factor of 12.

Quotations

• 1956 — Arthur C. Clarke, The City and the Stars , p 38

  The first thousand primes...marched in order before him...the complete sequence of all those numbers that possessed no factors except themselves and unity.

Translations

Verb

factor , factors , factored , factoring

1. To find all of a number's factors (the numbers which divide into the first number evenly), often used in encryption

Derived terms

• factor in
• factorial
• pull factor
• push factor
• refactor

See also

• article on factors

Latin

Etymology

From verb facere , do or make

Noun

factor , genitive factoris , plural factores

1. doer, maker; one who or which does or makes something

Other Translations for "factor"

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Sign Language Spelling
Morse Code		factor
Hex		66 e1 63 74 6f 72
Pig Latin		actorfay

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