WATCH: What is a factor? A factor is a number that divides into another number exactly, without leaving a remainder. Find out in this KS3 Bitesize maths guide. WATCH: How to find factors using ...

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Find one million consecutive positive numbers, none of which are prime. Ancient math tells us that prime numbers (2, 3, 5, 7, 11, ...,), which have no factors except for 1 and themselves, go on ...

Quantum computers could one day threaten the safety of the internet by breaking encryption – and now they are a step closer. A quantum computing start-up company called Zapata has worked with IBM to ...