Collocations for factor - noun

big, important, main, major, relevant, significant
one of the most significant factors

critical, crucial, deciding, decisive, determining, key, vital
This is regarded as the crucial factor in deciding who should get priority.
Money proved to be the deciding factor.

contributing, contributory
Poor organization was certainly a contributory factor to the crisis.

complicating
A complicating factor is her parents' refusal to cooperate with the police.

limiting
mitigating
The appeal judges spoke of strong mitigating factors in the case.

aggravating
additional
single
The closure of the mine was the single most important factor in the town's decline.

common
Look for the common factor in all these cases.

external, extraneous, extrinsic
External factors in the production of disease include pollution of the environment.

internal, intrinsic
causal, causative
risk
Studies have established that smoking is a risk factor for cancer.

contextual, demographic, economic, environmental, genetic, political, psychological, situational, social
human
The human factor is crucial to success in team management.

consider, take into account
A variety of other factors will be taken into account.

identify
depend on

be involved, operate
the contextual factors which operate to hinder understanding

affect sth, be responsible for sth, cause sth, contribute to sth, determine sth, influence sth, predispose sb/sth to sth
environmental factors which predispose children to middle-ear infections

explain sth
constrain sth, inhibit sth, militate against sth
one of the factors that influenced his decision

interact
We examine how economic and social factors interact.

include sth
be at play
There are several factors at play here.

factor behind
the main factors behind the dollar's weakness

factor in
a key factor in the decision

a combination, number, variety, etc. of factors
The outcome will depend on a number of factors.