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If p and s are different prime numbers, how many different positive factors does \(ps^2\) have?
A. Two
B. Three
C. Five
D. Six
E. Seven
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Since p and s are different prime numbers, \(ps^2\) will have (1 + 1)(2 + 1) = 6 positive factors: 1, p, s, ps, s^2, ps^2.
Answer: D.
P.S
Finding the Number of Factors of an Integer First, make the 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 respective 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: \(450 = 2^1 * 3^2 * 5^2\)
The total number of factors of 450, including 1 and 450 itself, is \((1+1)(2+1)(2+1) = 2*3*3 = 18\) factors.