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		thaumasiotes 3 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Six-decade math puzzle solved by Korean mathematic... No, you're wrong. The factors of 3 are 3. 1 has no factors.

empath75 3 months ago [–]

To be clear, you are talking about "prime factors". 3 and 1 are both "factors" of 3, but 1 is not a prime factor.

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