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Factors cannot be used to get means.

The mean of 3, 7 and 13 is (3+7+13)/3 = 23/3 = 72/3

The numbers whose mean was calculated (3, 7 and 13) were all prime numbers, there were a Prime number of them (3), and their sum was prime (23). No factors in sight!

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