factordiagram
nounUK /ˈfæk.tə ˈdaɪ.ə.ɡræm/
US /ˈfæk.tɚ ˈdaɪ.ə.ɡræm/
A factor diagram is a picture that shows the numbers that multiply together to make another number.
The teacher drew a factor diagram on the board to show that 12 comes from 3 and 4.
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2. A chart listing all the factors of a given number in order.
Her factor diagram listed 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 12 for the number twelve.
3. A branching drawing used to break a number down into prime factors.
The factor diagram split 36 into 6 and 6, then into 2 and 3 for each branch.
4. A visual tool in math class that connects a number to the pairs that multiply to make it.
He used a factor diagram to find every pair of numbers that multiply to 24.