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True or False?

420 has 4 prime factors

User Dan Erez
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Answer:

False.

Explanation:

Prime factors are numbers that, when factored, is only multiple by itself and 1.

In this case, divide 420 by prime factors:

420/2 = 210

210/2 = 105

105/3 = 35

35 = 5 * 7

∴ 420 = 2 * 2 * 3 * 5 * 7

From the prime factorization, we can see that 420 factors into 5 prime factors, not 4, therefore, the statement is false.

User Tawfik Nasser
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