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Need help on #4 !!!!

Need help on #4 !!!!-example-1
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Explanation:

What other numbers are of this form have exactly four factors?

8 = 2³ has 4 factors 1, 2, 2², 2³

For any prime p, p³ has 4 factors 1, p, p², p³

Do all the perfect cubes have exactly four factors?

If p is not prime, then it is not true anymor

For instance, 8³ has more than 4 factors 1, 2², 2³,:

Is it true that all numbers that have exactly four factors are perfect cubes?

6 has 4 factors : 1, 2, 3, 6 but this is not a perfect cube.

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