Some people would call that the proper factors. Others maintain that proper factors do not include the number 1.
The list of factors of a number is a list of numbers that divide evenly into it. A list of multiples of a number is just a list of numbers that the first number divides. Example Factors of 6: 1,2,3,6 Multiples of 6: 6,12,18...
When you are finding common factors, one method is to list the factors.
1 has one factor
-- List all factors of the first number. -- List all factors of the second number. -- If there are more than two numbers, list all factors of each one. -- Find the set of factors that are on every list. -- Find the greatest factor in the set.
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1 has the least factors.
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No difference. Once you've found the factors of a number, the prime numbers on that list are the prime factors.
A perfect square has an odd number of factors. Factors of numbers always come in pairs -- except for perfect squares. Since the square root of a perfect square is listed only once on the list of factors, it results in a list with an odd number of factors.
Yes.
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