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A factor is a contributor to something or is a number that divides another number without leaving a remainder. (noun)
- An example of factor would be eye witness accounts to a news report about a crime.
- An example of factor is 9 to 27.
Factor means to express a number as a product of two or more other numbers or to consider as an element. (verb)
- An example of factor is to reduce 9 to 3 x 3.
- An example of factor is to add in personal spending money to a budget.
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