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An irreducible factor is a factor which cannot be expressed further as a ___ of factors.

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For example let us see the factors of 10
We have 1 x 2 x 5.
Here 2 and 5 are irreducible factors as they cannot be expanded further, hence 2 and 5 are irreducible or prime factor.


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