72 is the second-smallest number with 12 factors.
Its divisors are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, and 72.
The smallest number with 12 factors is 60.
Its divisors are 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 30, and 60.
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10, which has the factors 1,2,5 and 10. If the trivial pair 1 and the number itself are disallowed, the answer is 12 with factors 2,3,4 and 6.
Prime factors of 8 are 2 x 2 x 2 Prime factors of 12 are 2 x 2 x 3 LCM of 8 and 12 is 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 = 24
Oh, dude, the least number with exactly 8 factors is 24. It's like, got factors 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, and 24. So, yeah, that's the magic number with just the right amount of factors to make it cool.
The number 12 is divisible by 1,2,3,4,6, and 12 It's a composite number , the smallest number with exactly 6 divisors.