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.

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