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how many factors of 72 are even

 Oct 20, 2014

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 #2
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Why don't you count them

2,4,6,8,12,18,24,36,72

You had bes check, I might have made a mistake or missed one. 

 Oct 20, 2014
 #1
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The even factors of 72 are

2, 4, 6, 8, 12, 18, 24, 36, 72

 

 Oct 20, 2014
 #2
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Best Answer

Why don't you count them

2,4,6,8,12,18,24,36,72

You had bes check, I might have made a mistake or missed one. 

Melody Oct 20, 2014
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how many factors of 72 are even

1. Prime Factorization: $$72 =2^3*3^2$$

2. how many factors of 72 are even: 

  $$\small{\text{
$
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2.1 &
2^{ \textcolor[rgb]{1,0,0}{3} } &:&
\qquad { \textcolor[rgb]{1,0,0}{3} } $ factors: $ 2^1 = 2 \quad 2^2 = 4 \quad 2^3 = 8\\\\
2.2&
2^{ \textcolor[rgb]{1,0,0}{3} }*3^{ \textcolor[rgb]{1,0,0}{2} } & :&
\qquad { \textcolor[rgb]{1,0,0}{3}* \textcolor[rgb]{1,0,0}{2} } =6 $ factors: $ 2^1*3^1 = 6 \quad 2^2*3^1 = 12 \quad 2^3*3^1 = 24\\
&&&\qquad $ and $ 2^1*3^2 = 18 \quad 2^2*3^2 = 36 \quad 2^3*3^2 = 72
\end{array}
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}}$$
 

 Oct 20, 2014

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