Question

What is a factor of every number?

Answer 1

Factors and Factor of every number.

Factors: A factor is a number that divides the given number with leaving the remainder zero.

• The factor of every number includes $1$as a factor.
• Every number except $1$ has atleast two factors.
• Every prime number has two factors, $1$ and a prime number itself. For example factors of $5$ are $1$and $5$.
• Square number has an odd number of factors. For example factors of $4$ are $1,2,4$

Thus, the factor of every number includes $1$as a factor.