Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prime factorization

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.41 in modern English

Syllables: prime -fac-tor-iza-tion
IPA

36

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The factorization of a positive integer into its constituent prime numbers.

Example Sentences

"A fifth-grade class will spend a set number of days on prime factorization and then move on to study greatest common factors — whether or not every student is ready."

Inflected Forms

prime factorizations (plural) prime factorisation (alternative)

Synonyms

integer factorization prime decomposition

Questions

What does prime factorization mean?: The factorization of a positive integer into its constituent prime numbers.

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