factor

In the case of a prime factor, the smaller prime integers into which a larger non-prime integer may be divided.

In the case of an odd factor, the smaller odd integers into which a larger integer may be divided.

The factoring of the terms in the frequency ratio of a musical interval is a fundamental aspect of my own theory of sonance and my lattice diagrams.

[from Joe Monzo, JustMusic: A New Harmony]

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