Question

What is factoring

Answer 1

its finding what multiplied together gives you a specific expression

Answer 2

depends on the context
it could mean writing a sum as a product, like
\[x^2+2x=x(x+2)\]

Answer 3

it could mean factoring as a produce of primes, like
\[12=2^2\times 3\]

Answer 4

example: (x+5) (x-5) is the factored form of \[x ^{2} -25\]