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Subject :IMO    Class : Class 8

Find the number of prime factors of


A4
B7
C3
D5


the right answer for this should be 7, and not 3... could anyone explain why the answer for this is 3?

Ans 1:

Class : Class 8
The answer is 4. There are 4 prime factors: 2,3,5 and 7

Ans 2:

Class : Class 9
4

Ans 3:

Class : Class 8
The answer is 3. When you solve the equation you get 3*3*1*1*2*14/1*1*1. Now we see that the prime numbers left are 3,3 and 2. Therefore there are 3 prime numbers.

Ans 4:

Class : Class 8
the answer is 4!!!

Ans 5:

Class : Class 8
the answer is 7.

Ans 6:

Class : Class 8
The answer is 4, not 3

Ans 7:

Class : Class 8
Yes .... The answer is 4. ( 2, 3 ,5 and 7)

Ans 8:

Class : Class 8

Ans 9:

Class : Class 9
The answer should be (A) 4.There are four factors, i.e. 2,3,5,7. Even the solution says so. Please correct the error.

Ans 10:

Class : Class 9
ans is 4. (2,3,5,7)

Ans 11:

Class : Class 4
isn't the answer "A"

Ans 12:

Class : Class 7

Ans 13:

Class : Class 4
ans is 7

Ans 14:

Class : Class 8
The answer is 3. When you solve the equation you get 3*3*1*1*2*14/1*1*1. Now we see that the prime numbers left are 3,3 and 2. Therefore there are 3 prime numbers.

Ans 15:

Class : Class 8
The answer should be option (A) = 4. There are 4 prime factors, i.e. 2, 3, 5 and 7. The solution contradicts the question's answer.

Ans 16:

Class : Class 9

Ans 17:

Class : Class 6
the solution of the equation is 3*3*5*5*5*2*7 which has seven prime factors

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