If a number is a multiple of any other number, then it is not a prime. Writing a number as a product of its prime factors A factor is a number which divides exactly into another number.

Prime numbers are divisible only by 1 and themselves. They serve as the “atoms” of mathematics, capable of decomposing other ...

HYPATIA:Looking for me? Welcome to the desert of factors, multiples and primes. One of my favourite parts of my mathematical maze. If you are going to find your way out, you are going to have to ...