prime factor

prime factor
1. noun
A factor of a given integer which is also a prime number.
2. verb
to reduce an integer to its set of prime factors
See Also: set, prime number, prime factorization

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  • Prime factor — Prime Prime, a. [F., fr. L. primus first, a superl. corresponding to the compar. prior former. See {Prior}, a., {Foremost}, {Former}, and cf. {Prim}, a., {Primary}, {Prince}.] 1. First in order of time; original; primeval; primitive; primary.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Prime factor — In number theory, the prime factors of a positive integer are the prime numbers that divide into that integer exactly, without leaving a remainder. The process of finding these numbers is called integer factorization, or prime factorization.For a …   Wikipedia

  • prime factor — noun the prime factors of a quantity are all of the prime quantities that will exactly divide the given quantity • Hypernyms: ↑divisor, ↑factor * * * noun : a factor that is a prime number * * * prime factor, Mathematics. a factor that has no… …   Useful english dictionary

  • prime factor — noun (C) a number that can be divided only by itself and the number one, and is a factor of another number: 7 is a prime factor of 21 …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • Prime-factor FFT algorithm — The Prime factor algorithm (PFA), also called the Good Thomas algorithm (1958/1963), is a fast Fourier transform (FFT) algorithm that re expresses the discrete Fourier transform (DFT) of a size N = N 1 N 2 as a two dimensional N 1 times; N 2 DFT …   Wikipedia

  • prime factor — main cause, main factor …   English contemporary dictionary

  • F prime factor — F prime factor. = F factor (см.). (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • F-prime factor — F prime factor. См. F эписома. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • Prime number — Prime redirects here. For other uses, see Prime (disambiguation). A prime number (or a prime) is a natural number greater than 1 that has no positive divisors other than 1 and itself. A natural number greater than 1 that is not a prime number is… …   Wikipedia

  • Prime — Prime, a. [F., fr. L. primus first, a superl. corresponding to the compar. prior former. See {Prior}, a., {Foremost}, {Former}, and cf. {Prim}, a., {Primary}, {Prince}.] 1. First in order of time; original; primeval; primitive; primary. Prime… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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