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

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

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

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

“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)

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