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When the number is a square of a Prime number. Of course, it will have a repeated factor, but it will still only have 3 distinct factors. 4, 9, 25, 49, 121 are some examples.

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What are the factors of 3 and 20?

A factor = a number which can be divided into the given number with no remainder so no, 3 is not a factor of 20


What are the prime factors for 2-200?

202


What do we know about a number that has an odd number of distinct factors?

It's a perfect square.


Does a perfect square number have and even or odd number of distinct factors show how you determine your answer?

Odd. I determined my answer by looking at the number of factors of a square number.


What are the distinct factor of 75?

The distinct factors of 75 are 1, 3, 5, 15, 25, 75.

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What is the positive difference between the number of distinct prime factors of 15 2 and the number of distinct prime factors of 64 3?

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Is 3 a prime number because it doesn't have any factors?

3 is a prime number because it has exactly two distinct factors. The only factors of a prime number are 1 and itself. The only factors of 3 are 1 and 3, so it is a prime number.


How many distinct factors does the number 64 have?

Seven distinct factors.


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What number has exactly 3 prime factors?

There are an infinite number of them. 8 has three prime factors, 30 is the first with three distinct prime factors.


What is the least natural number that has exactly 4 distinct odd factors?

3*5*7*9 = 945 ...check if any number less than that has exactly four distinct factors.


What is the smallest natural number that has 3 distinct prime factors in its factorization?

2*3*5 = 30


Is 513 a prime number?

no. 513=3^3×19 (4 prime factors, 2 distinct)


What number has 3 distinct factors with prime factorization?

2 x 3 x 5 = 30


What is the third smallest natural number that has exactly four distinct positive factors?

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What number less than 100 has exactly 4 prime factors?

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How many distinct prime factors does 168 have?

Three distinct prime factors.