FactorsPerfect squares have an odd number of factors. If you think of factor pairs, the pair of factor that when multiplied together equals the given number, you realize that there are two factors for each pair until you come to the factor that when squared equals the number. For example, the factor pairs of 16 are 1 x 16, 2 x 8, and 4 x 4, giving us the factors of 1, 2, 4, 8, and 16 - an odd number of factors.Prime FactorsHowever, the situation is different with prime factors. It will depend on whether you list every prime factor or only the distinct prime factors. There will always be an even number of prime factors because when you square a number, you double the prime factors, which means you have an even number. That is not the case for distinct prime factors, because when you square a number, you are not adding any additional distinct factors. So, in some cases, there will be an even number of distinct prime factors and sometimes an odd number. Some examples follow.4 = 2 x 2. There are two prime factors, but one distinct prime factor.36 = 2 x 2 x 3 x 3. There are four prime factors and two distinct prime factors.900 = 2 x 2 x 3 x 3 x 5 x 5. There are six prime factors and three distinct prime factors.
36 has 9 factors including 1 and 36. Its factors are: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36.
6 has 4 factors.17 has 2 factors.25 has 3 factors.36 has 9 factors ... 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, and 36.I'll go with 36.
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Nine distinct factors: 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36.
The distinct factors of 36 are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36.
Nine factors
The number 36 is a composite number because it has more than two distinct factors. Specifically, 36 can be evenly divided by 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, and 36. Since it has factors other than 1 and itself, it is considered composite.
12 distinct factors: 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 36 72.
Just 36.
The number 1,980 has 36 factors.
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Not necessarily. (6,6) is a factor pair of 36, but only one of the sixes is a distinct factor of 36.
In this case "distinct" means "don't repeat any." The prime factorization of 36 is 2 x 2 x 3 x 3 The distinct prime factors of 36 are 2 and 3
Distinct means separate. Sometimes, as in the case of square numbers, factors are repeated. The factor pairs of 16 are (16,1)(8,2)(4,4) The distinct factors of 16 are 1, 2, 4, 8, 16 The same is true of prime factors. The prime factorization of 36 is 2 x 2 x 3 x 3. The distinct prime factors of 36 are 2 and 3.