Factors

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What are factors?

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Factors are numbers that can be multiplied together to get another number. For example, the factors of 12 are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 12.

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List all the factors of 24.

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1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24

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Which number is a factor of 6?

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2 is a factor of 6.

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Which number is NOT a factor of 21?

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6 is not a factor of 21.

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What is the smallest factor of any number?

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The smallest factor of any number is always 1.

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What is a prime factor?

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A prime factor is a factor that is a prime number. For example, the prime factors of 12 are 2 and 3.

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How do you find the factors of a number?

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To find the factors of a number, divide it by whole numbers starting from 1 up to that number and see which divisions result in whole numbers.

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What are the factors of 20?

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1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20

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Is 10 a factor of 50?

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Yes, 10 is a factor of 50 because 50 ÷ 10 = 5.

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What is the greatest factor of any number?

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The greatest factor of any number is the number itself.