factoring vs resolving

factoring and resolving both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
factoring	Yes	No	No	No
resolving	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, resolving is a hypernym of factoring; that is, resolving is a word with a broader meaning than factoring:

factoring: (mathematics) the resolution of an expression into factors such that when multiplied together they give the original expression
resolving: analysis into clear-cut components

Other hypernyms of factoring include resolution.

factoring (noun)	resolving (noun)
(mathematics) the resolution of an expression into factors such that when multiplied together they give the original expression	analysis into clear-cut components