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Question 378877: I have asked this question before but there was no answer when it was sent to me. I really need help with this. Hope someone can help me...Especially so I can understand it.
When a polynomial is not factorable what is it called? Why?
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Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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It's called prime.
It's called that because it's not factorable.
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It's similar to prime numbers.
eg, 13 is a prime number, it has no factors other than 1 and itself.
12 is not a prime number, 12 = 2*2*3.