1. past tense of factor; included as an important element in making a decision or judgment
Usage: often used with ‘in’ or ‘into’
2. past tense of factor; expressed a number as a product of its factors
Usage: mathematics

Examples

• She factored the cost of gas into her travel budget.
• The weather was factored into their decision to postpone the picnic.
• The student factored 12 as 3 times 4.
• Safety concerns were factored into the new building design.
• He factored the polynomial into its simplest form.
• The risk of rain was factored into our outdoor event planning.
• The equation was factored to find its roots.