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Is there a difference between divisor or factor of an integer?
matqkks said:Is there a difference between divisor or factor of an integer?
I agree.jedishrfu said:I don't think so:
A divisor is a number that divides evenly into another number, resulting in a whole number without any remainder.
A factor is any number that can be multiplied with another number to get a product, while a divisor is a specific factor that divides evenly into a number without any remainder.
Yes, a number can be both a divisor and a factor. For example, in the number 12, both 2 and 6 are factors and divisors.
Divisors are a subset of factors. This means that all divisors are factors, but not all factors are divisors.
To find all the divisors and factors of a given number, you can list out all the possible factors and then check which ones divide evenly into the given number. Alternatively, you can use a mathematical formula to find all the divisors and factors of a number.