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prime factor vs divisor

divisor vs prime factor

prime factor and divisor both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
prime factor Yes No No No
divisor Yes No No No
As nouns, divisor is a hypernym of prime factor; that is, divisor is a word with a broader meaning than prime factor:
  • prime factor: the prime factors of a quantity are all of the prime quantities that will exactly divide the given quantity
  • divisor: one of two or more integers that can be exactly divided into another integer
Other hypernyms of prime factor include factor.
prime factor (noun) divisor (noun)
the prime factors of a quantity are all of the prime quantities that will exactly divide the given quantity the number by which a dividend is divided
one of two or more integers that can be exactly divided into another integer
Difference between prime factor and divisor

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