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A is a prime number (A>2). If B = A^3, by how many different integers

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A is a prime number (A>2). If B = A^3, by how many different integers can B be equally divided?

(A) 3
(B) 4
(C) 5
(D) 6
(E) 7
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27 Sep 2017, 18:04
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Take 3
3^3 has 4 factors. Hence B

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Huey002 wrote:
A is a prime number (A>2). If B = A^3, by how many different integers can B be equally divided?

(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 6.
(e) 7.

Finding the Number of Factors of an Integer

First make prime factorization of an integer $$n=a^p*b^q*c^r$$, where $$a$$, $$b$$, and $$c$$ are prime factors of $$n$$ and $$p$$, $$q$$, and $$r$$ are their powers.

The number of factors of $$n$$ will be expressed by the formula $$(p+1)(q+1)(r+1)$$. NOTE: this will include 1 and n itself.

Example: Finding the number of all factors of 450: $$450=2^1*3^2*5^2$$

Total number of factors of 450 including 1 and 450 itself is $$(1+1)*(2+1)*(2+1)=2*3*3=18$$ factors.

According to above as $$b=a^3$$ and $$a$$ is a prime, then the number of factors of $$b$$ is $$3+1=4$$: $$1$$, $$a$$, $$a^2$$, $$a^3=b$$.

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