14 Feb
2017
14 Feb
'17
6:32 p.m.
Date: 2017-02-14 09:16 From: Nick Baxter <nickb@baxterweb.com> To: math-fun <math-fun@mailman.xmission.com> Reply-To: math-fun <math-fun@mailman.xmission.com>
ok, someone has to ask...factor and divisor are the same thing;
Argh! I had no idea how many people believe this!
why are you implying otherwise?
Because they're different!
I know there is potential confusion with prime factor and factorization, but they're different issues.
Nick
Primality isn't the issue. How many factors of 6 are there in 12? How many factors of 1? 1 is not a goddam factor of anything. --rwg