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# Number of factors

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14 Oct 2015, 06:29
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Number of factors of A = 2^3 * 5^7 * 7^2

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14 Oct 2015, 11:19
Sujan Sareen wrote:
Number of factors of A = 2^3 * 5^7 * 7^2

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.

Check for more here: math-number-theory-88376.html

So, the number of factors of $$2^3 * 5^7 * 7^2$$ is $$(3 + 1)(7 + 1)(2 + 1) = 96$$.
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23 Oct 2015, 13:04
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We have a free video that explains the rule that Bunuel used - http://www.gmatprepnow.com/module/gmat- ... /video/828

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29 Oct 2015, 17:52
I'm curious why you say that 192 is the real answer. Do you have a copy of the full question? (If that's all there is, then it's simply an error. Bunuel, of course, is correct.)
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