PRIME FACTOR

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

IPA (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does prime factor mean? 

• PRIME FACTOR (noun)
  The noun PRIME FACTOR has 1 sense:

1. the prime factors of a quantity are all of the prime quantities that will exactly divide the given quantity

  Familiarity information: PRIME FACTOR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PRIME FACTOR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The prime factors of a quantity are all of the prime quantities that will exactly divide the given quantity

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("prime factor" is a kind of...):

divisor; factor (one of two or more integers that can be exactly divided into another integer)