Answer:
Explanation:
The number 1000 has prime factors: 2, 2, 2, 5, 5, 5.
The factors of 1000 include 1 and combinations of these numbers multiplied together (in any arrangement):
1, 2*2*2*5*5*5 or 1, 1000
1*2, 2*2*5*5*5 or 2, 500
1*2*2, 2*5*5*5 or 4, 250
. . . (You already did these)
But, a “factor” is “a number or quantity that when multiplied with another produces a given number or expression,” so you should consider the following:
How many 1's? How many 5's? How Many 2's? [and any others ...]
1 = 1 0 0
2 = 1 0 1
4 = 1 0 2
8 = 1 0 3
5 = 1 1 0
10 = 1 1 1
20 = 1 1 2
40 = 1 1 3
25 = 1 2 0
50 = 1 2 1
100 = 1 2 2
200 = 1 2 3
125 = 1 3 0
250 = 1 3 1
500 = 1 3 2
1000 = 1 3 3
There are 4*4=16 factors because there can be 4 (that is, 0-3) 5's and 4 (that is 0-3) 2's.