finding factors
noun phraseUK /ˈfaɪndɪŋ ˈfæktəz/
US /ˈfaɪndɪŋ ˈfæktərz/
Finding factors means looking for the numbers that multiply together to make another number.
Finding factors of 12 gives us 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 12.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. In math class, the activity of breaking a number into smaller numbers that multiply to it.
Our homework was finding factors for all the even numbers up to 20.
3. Figuring out the things that cause or influence a result.
The scientists are finding factors that affect how plants grow.
4. In everyday talk, spotting the pieces that make something happen.
Finding factors behind the team's success took weeks of study.