125 = 1 x 125
125 = 5 x 25
The factors of -125 are 1, 5, 25, 125, -1, -5, -25, and -125.
Factors are the numbers you multiple together to get another number. 125: 1, 5, 25, 125
As a product of its prime factors: 5*5*5 = 125 or as 53 = 125
The difference is between factor pairs and distinct factors. With square numbers, one of the factor pairs will be the same number twice. When listing the distinct factors, that number is only listed once.
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