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What is the name given to integers that cannot be factored

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Answer:

prime numbers

Explanation:

prime numbers are only divisible by themselves and one, hence why they are not factor-able.

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Answer:

irreducible

Explanation:

A polynomial with integer coefficients that cannot be factored into polynomials of lower degree , also with integer coefficients, is called an irreducible or prime polynomial .

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