factorize

American  

[fak-tuh-rahyz] / ˈfæk təˌraɪz /

especially British, factorise

verb (used with object)

factorized, factorizing

1. Mathematics. to resolve into factors.

2. Law. garnishee.

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factorize British  

/ ˈfæktəˌraɪz /

verb

1. (tr) maths to resolve (an integer or polynomial) into factors

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Other Word Forms

• factorization noun

Etymology

Origin of factorize

First recorded in 1855–60; factor + -ize

Example Sentences

But quantum computers could factorize a large number exponentially faster than any conventional computer, and this nullifies RSA’s reliance on factoring being difficult.

From Nature • Sep. 7, 2015

Researchers believe that it takes existing computers a long time to factorize big numbers, partly because no one has yet discovered how to do it quickly.

From Nature • Sep. 7, 2015

O'Brien, who admits that his 4-year-old daughter can factorize 21 faster than his computer, is optimistic about the future.

From Scientific American • Jun. 19, 2013

In the case of 63 above, the number is odd; so we factorize at once, 1 × 63, 3 × 21, 7 × 9.

From Amusements in Mathematics by Dudeney, Henry Ernest

“Recovering somewhat from the shock, he sought again and again for employment; but his short-sighted and relentless creditors would factorize his earnings, and thus oblige him to leave.”

From The Cabin on the Prairie by Pearson, C. H. (Charles Henry)