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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 .
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What kind of numbers only have even factors?
even numbers
Do only square numbers have an even number of factors?
No, only square numbers have an odd number of factors.
Do all even numbers have only even numbers as factors?
No. 24 has 3 as a factor. 30 has 15 as a factor.
What numbers has only two factors?
Numbers with only two factors, the number itself and one, are called prime numbers. Examples of prime numbers are 2 (which is the only even prime number) and 17.
Why do all numbers other than square numbers have an even number of factors?
Factors come in pairs. It is only in the case of a square number that the two middle factors are equal and so are counted only once.
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