it's simple, you divide the potential factor by the original number.
For example, if I wanted to find out if 12 was a factor of 36;
36/12= 3
Because this number is an integer and not a decimal we know that in fact, 12 is a factor of 36.
I hope that helped :)
Divide the smaller number into the bigger number. If the answer comes out even with no remainder, it's a factor.
Divide the larger number by the smaller. If the result has no remainder (no decimal) then the smaller number is a factor of the larger.
Divide the factor into the number. If the answer is a whole number, the factor is a factor.
To keep it simple: Write a main loop that goes through all the numbers, starting with 2, and incrementing one at a time. Determine whether each number is a prime number. If it is, increment a counter. To determine whether each number is a prime number, either use an inner loop, or a separate function. Test divisibility of the number "n" by every number from 2 to n-1. If you find a factor, then it is not a prime number. Note that you can test divisibility by using the "%" operator. For example: if (number % factor == 0) // number is divisible by factor else // it isn't
If N is the number, and f is the number that you want to test as a possible factor, then first of all:test N > f (this must be true, the factors are always smaller in magnitude)next perform N ÷ f (N divided by f). If the quotient (answer to a division problem) is a whole number with no remainder or fractional part, then f is a factor of N.If the quotient is not a whole number (meaning there is a remainder), then f is not a factor.
The horizontal line test is used to determine whether a function is one-to-one and if it had a inverse.
if it has no other number that can divide into itself but itself ================================== Another contributor clarified: You have to determine whether there is any number ... besides '1' and the number under test itself ... that can divide evenly into the number under test. If you find even one, then it's not a prime. If there are none, then it's a prime.
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A prime number is a positive integer with two factors: one and the number itself. If you test the numbers up to the square root and your number is not divisible by any of them, it's prime.
Divide 7 into 291. If the result is an integer, 7 is a factor.