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Of the numbers from 1 to 30, only 30 has all three of those numbers as factors.
All prime numbers have only two factors. 2, 3, 5, 7, 11
Squares of prime numbers are the only numbers with three factors, since there must be only one nontrivial divisor for a number to have three factors. That number must thus be prime.
Numbers with 3 or 5 factors are called square numbers.
The factors of 9 are 1, 3, and 9, as these are the numbers that can be multiplied together to give the product of 9. The factors of 27 are 1, 3, 9, and 27, as these are the numbers that can be multiplied together to give the product of 27. In both cases, the factors are the numbers that evenly divide into the given number without leaving a remainder.