Factoring Real Numbers
Factoring Real Numbers
Given any positive real number , there exist some positive real numbers , , …, , all less than 4, with and and also =+…+, …=++…+, and so on. This factorization is unique. This Demonstration shows the factorization of numbers from 4 to 50, showing up to three decimals of the factors.
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