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Prime factor   /praɪm fˈæktər/   Listen
Prime factor

noun
1.
The prime factors of a quantity are all of the prime quantities that will exactly divide the given quantity.





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... remarkable that the enormous importance of this argument in favour of natural selection as a prime factor of organic evolution has not received the attention which it deserves. Even Darwin himself, with his characteristic reserve, has not presented its incalculable significance; nor do I know any of his followers who have made any approach ...
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