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What is special about the number of factors for square numbers?
Square numbers have an odd number of factors, all others have an even number. In this context, primes can either be considered as having 0 factors (an even number) or 2 factors - 1 and itself, again, an even number.
What is a natural number with more than two factors?
It is a composite number whereas prime numbers have only two factors.
Why don't all even numbers have only even numbers for factors?
Because an even number times an odd number is an even number. Any even number multiplied by an odd number produces another even number. So the odd number that you multiplied by becomes a factor of the bigger even number. 3 x 2 = 6 6 is an even number, but one of its factors is 3 .
Do odd numbers have a odd or even number of factors?
The number of factors can be either even or odd.
Does composite numbers have an odd number of factors?
Composite numbers can have either an odd number or an even number of fractions. Factors of 25 are 1, 5, 25 . (odd number of them) Factors of 26 are 1, 2, 13, and 26 . (even number of them)
