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What is the factorization of the integer 15?
What is the factorization of the integer 15?
- $5 / 3$
- $3 - 5$
- $3 imes 5$ (correct)
- $3 + 5$
What is the factorization of the polynomial $x^2 - 4$?
What is the factorization of the polynomial $x^2 - 4$?
- $(x + 2)^2$
- $(x - 2)(x + 2)$ (correct)
- $(x - 2)^2$
- $(x - 2)(x - 2)$
What does factorization consist of?
What does factorization consist of?
- Writing a number as a difference of factors
- Writing a number as a product of factors (correct)
- Writing a number as a sum of factors
- Writing a number as a quotient of factors
Is factorization considered meaningful within number systems possessing division?
Is factorization considered meaningful within number systems possessing division?
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Who first considered factorization?
Who first considered factorization?
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What is a meaningful factorization for a rational number or a rational function?
What is a meaningful factorization for a rational number or a rational function?
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What can any non-zero $x$ be trivially written as, within number systems possessing division?
What can any non-zero $x$ be trivially written as, within number systems possessing division?
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What does the fundamental theorem of arithmetic assert?
What does the fundamental theorem of arithmetic assert?
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Why is factorization not usually considered meaningful within number systems possessing division?
Why is factorization not usually considered meaningful within number systems possessing division?
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What is a factorization of a mathematical object?
What is a factorization of a mathematical object?
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