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Prime Factor
A factor that is a prime number. One of the prime numbers that, when multiplied, give the original number.
Example: The prime factors of 15 are 3 and 5 (3x5=15, and 3 and 5 are prime numbers).
See:
Prime Number
Prime Factorization