[ ] How many factors does a prime number have?

How many factors does a prime number have?

Answer:

In this post,I will tell you how many factors a prime number has.



◆The numbers that can divide a prime number without remainder are called prime number's factors.


Notice that the factors of a prime number always includes 1 and itself as a prime number can be divided by  only 1 and itself without remainder. 


Have a look. 

13 is a prime number.We can divide 13 by 1 and 13 without remainder.So 1 and 13 are factors of the prime number 13.

Proof:

●13/1 =13

●13/13=13


So, we can tell you that the factors of a prime number always includes 1 and itself.That is,a prime number has two factors.


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