ACT Math : Other Factors / Multiples

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for ACT Math

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Example Questions

Example Question #1 : How To Factor A Number

The number 9 is the second smallest integer with 3 factors, 1, 3, and 9. What is the sum of the factors of the smallest integer with only 3 factors?

Possible Answers:
17
13
4
15
7
Correct answer: 7
Explanation:

Here we must do two things. First we must find the smallest integer with 3 factors, then we must add those factors so that we can obtain our answer.

 

Looking at numbers less than 9 with only 3 factors, the only possibility is the number 4, whose factors are 1, 2, and 4.

 

The sum of these factors is 1 + 2 + 4 = 7

Example Question #82 : Integers

If a and b are both factors of 64, which of the following could be a * b?

Possible Answers:

34

1920

200

128

Correct answer:

128

Explanation:

The factors of 64 are: 1,2,4,8,16,32,64. Therefore, 128 could be the product of 16 and 8.

Example Question #2 : How To Factor A Number

Which of the following is not a factor of 52?

Possible Answers:

3

13

26

2

4

Correct answer:

3

Explanation:

Listing all the factors of 52: 1,2,4,13,26,52.

3 is not one of the factors.

Example Question #84 : Integers

Which of the following lists all the factors of 36?

Possible Answers:

2, 3

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36

36, 72

1, 36

2, 4, 12, 18, 36

Correct answer:

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36

Explanation:

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36 are all of the factors of 36. 

Example Question #592 : Arithmetic

What are the factors of the number 12?

Possible Answers:

2, 6

3, 4

1, 12

2, 3, 6

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12

Correct answer:

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12

Explanation:

The factors of a number are all the numbers that can be multiplied by an integer to get that number.

Example Question #1 : Other Factors / Multiples

What is the sum of the greatest common factor (GCF) and the least common multiple (LCM) of , , and ?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

:  the largest factor that divides evenly into all numbers

:  the smallest non-zero number that divides evenly into all numbers.  If you are unable to find the GCF, then it is 1.

Prime factorize all numbers:

 , because all numbers are relatively prime.

  

Therefore, .

Example Question #7 : How To Factor A Number

What is the power of the greatest prime factor of ?

Possible Answers:

4

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To get the answer to this question, just carefully prime factor the value :

First, 

Now,  

For , begin by dividing by :

Now, this is a bit trickier for . This happens to be divisible by :

 also is divisible by :

Thus, your total answer is:

Example Question #3 : How To Factor A Number

How many factors are there for the number ?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find the number of factors of a given number, the easiest thing to do is to make a table of the factors, starting with  and that number. So, for , we get:

At this point, things begin to repeat. Thus, the total number of factors is .

Example Question #1662 : Act Math

What is the median value of the factors of ?

Possible Answers:

There is no median.

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find the number of factors of a given number, the easiest thing to do is to make a table of the factors, starting with  and that number. So, for , we get:

At this point, the values begin to repeat. This means that there are an even number of factors. At the "middle" of the list, we find  and . To find the median of the list, you merely need to take the average of these two numbers:

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