How many positive divisors does 30 have?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. 8
- Step 1: Prime factorisation: .
- Step 2: The number of divisors is .
Answer
8.
Why not the others: 3: it counts prime factors with repetition, not divisors. 6: it uses the number of distinct primes only.
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