Glossary math Term Page

prime factorization

expressing an integer as a product of primes

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Related Concepts

divisor prime number composite number fundamental theorem of arithmetic greatest common divisor least common multiple

Core Idea

prime factorization is expressing an integer as a product of primes. It usually makes the most sense alongside divisor, prime number, composite number.

Why It Matters Here

Mathbong reuses this term across number-theory posts as shared vocabulary.

Posts Mentioning This Concept

[Introduction to Number Theory Series Part 4] How Do GCD and LCM Reveal Shared Structure? Use the gcd and lcm to read the shared divisor structure and shared multiple structure of two integers.[Introduction to Number Theory Series Part 8] Why Are Primes Called the Atoms of Number Theory? Learn what primes and composites are, why 1 is not prime, and why primes sit at the center of integer structure.[정수론 입문 시리즈 8편] 소수는 왜 정수론의 원자라고 불릴까? 소수와 합성수의 차이, 소수의 기본 성질, 그리고 정수론에서 소수가 중심에 놓이는 이유를 입문 관점에서 정리합니다.