Noun:
ගුණකය, සාධකය, පියවරක්, නිෂ්පාදක, උත්පාදක, නිෂ්පාදකයා, නිර්මාපකයා, හේතුව, කොටස, කුලී එකතු, බිල්පත් එකතු, සේවකයා.
...by the same FACTOR as an ounce of alcohol.
You wouldn't be doing this, the names, if Mike were still a FACTOR.
Is that a relevant FACTOR?
And once Mike's people are no longer a FACTOR, things should tidy up nicely.