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How did an oblong number get its name?

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It is a composite number which is a multiple of two different factors, each greater than 1.

The name derives from the fact that a rectangle (or oblong) whose sides are those two numbers will have an area equal to the oblong number. If there were no requirement that the two numbers are greater than 1 then every number would be an oblong number.

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