factorable

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adjective

Capable of being factored. For integers synonyms are composite, non-prime.

OriginEnglish factor ← Middle English factour ← Anglo-Norman factour →
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Meanings

adjectivefactorable (not comparable)
  1. not comparablemathematicsCapable of being factored. For integers synonyms are composite, non-prime.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁k-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*dʰh₁kyéti
  4. Proto-Italic*θakjō
  5. Proto-Italic*fakjō
  6. Latinfaciō
  7. Latinfactor
  8. Middle Frenchfacteur
  9. Latinfactor
  10. Anglo-Normanfactour
  11. Middle Englishfactour
  12. Englishfactor
  13. Englishfactorable

From factor + -able.

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Translations

French factorisable
  • factorisablecapable of being factored
German in Faktoren zerlegbar
  • in Faktoren zerlegbarcapable of being factored
Greek παραγοντοποιήσιμος
  • παραγοντοποιήσιμος (paragontopoiísimos)capable of being factored
Italian fattorizzabile
  • fattorizzabilecapable of being factored
Spanish factorizable
  • factorizablecapable of being factored
Swedish faktoriserbar
  • faktoriserbarcapable of being factored
Turkish çarpanlarına ayrılabilir
  • çarpanlarına ayrılabilircapable of being factored
Cite this entry
APA

factorable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/factorable

MLA

“factorable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/factorable. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “factorable,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/factorable.

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