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The author applies the method of factorization of PDEs to the heat equations. This method is based on reduction of complicated systems to more simple ones. The category of second order parabolic equations posed on arbitrary manifolds is considered. In this category for a given nonlinear heat equation there are found morphisms from it to other parabolic equations with the same or a smaller number of independent variables. This allows to recieve some classes of solutions of the original equation from the class of all solutions of such a reduced equation. Classification of morphisms (with selection from every equivalence class of the simplest ``canonical'' representatives) is carried out. Necessary and sufficient conditions for canonical morphisms of the heat equation to the parabolic equation on the other manifold are derived. These conditions are formulated in the differential geometry language. The comparison with invariant solution classes obtained by the Lie group methods, is carried out. It is proved that the discovered solution classes are richer than invariant solution classes, even if one finds any (including discontinuous) symmetry groups of original equation. For the entire collection see [Zbl 0989.00037].