factor increased by a number?

Question

What does it mean when something wants you to "increase a number by a factor of 2"

say:
100
or
5


is it just multiplied by 2, doubled?
so 200 and 10?

Answer 1

Yes, "increase by a factor of x" means to just multiply by x.



For example, if we had 20 people in the room and the number increased by a factor of 5, it means we have 5 times as many people (i.e. 100 people).



In your examples:

100 x 2 = 200

5 x 2 = 10



Answer:

Yes, exactly as you thought

Answer 2

Yes , it is