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How do you find all the factors of 17?

Answer 1

#1xx17# (Only one Answer)

The properties of a prime number is a number that cannot be divided or broken down in any smaller components. The two numbers that can multuply and make a prime number is itself and 1

Therefore in this situation, 17 is a prime number. A prime number like 17 is only able to be multiplyed by: #1xx17#

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Answer 2

Skylar Adams

#1*17=17# #(1 and 17)#

This can be tricky but I will explain it for you. See below:

#17# is a prime number. A prime number is a number that has no other positive integer that can be multiplied to get that product. In this case, the only integer that factors to give us #17# is #1#.

If you were to look at a factoring sheet, there would only be one solution. That is simply due to the fact #17# is a prime number.

How many factors of #17# get me #17#? Simple, only #17*1=17#.

Answer: #1 and 17#

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Answer 3

Autumn Arnold

To find all the factors of 17, you would divide 17 by all the positive integers less than or equal to its square root (rounded up to the nearest whole number) and determine if the division results in a whole number quotient. Since 17 is a prime number, it only has two factors: 1 and 17.

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