What is the least number of factors a number can have? Give 5 examples

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ganeshie8 · Answer

how many do u think ?
how many factors does 10 have ?

tkhunny · Answer

What is a Prime Number?

perl · Answer

a prime number has two factors, itself and 1

perl · Answer

2,3,5,7 are prime. 
1 is not considered prime or composite

anonymous · Answer

10 has 5 factors  = 2 4 6 8 10 can someone message me

ganeshie8 · Answer

4 is not a factor of 10, cuz 10 does not leave a remainder 0 when divided by 4

ganeshie8 · Answer

factors of 10 are : 1, 2, 5, 10
it has oly four factors ok ?

ganeshie8 · Answer

however, if u take a prime number like 7 or 11, they have oly two factors :-
factors of 7 : 1, 7
factors of 11 : 1, 11

1 and the number itself are factors of every number.
so the least number of factors a number can have is 2.

anonymous · Answer

Thank you