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Answer:
no; 2 has many factors besides 2
Step-by-step explanation:
The zero product rule says the only way a product may have a value of zero is if one or more factors is zero. That is why one of the factors of ...
(x^2 +a)(x^2 +b) = 0
must have a value of 0.
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The same cannot be said of 2. We might have (1/2)(4) = 2, for instance, in which neither factor is 2. That a product is 2 is not a requirement that one of the factors be 2.
