Again 99899!

Find the number of divisors of 99899.


The answer is 4.

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2 solutions

Ratul Pan
Mar 25, 2016

By hit and trial we find that,
31 8 2 3 5 2 = 99899 318^{2}-35^{2} = 99899
Therefore,
99899 = ( 353 ) ( 283 ) 99899=(353)(283)
Since 353 and 283 are prime numbers hence,
There are 4 \boxed{4} divisors of 99899


Puneet Pinku
Mar 25, 2016

The remaining two divisors are 1 and the number itself. So there are a total of 4 divisors.

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