Divide and conquer

How many distinct prime factors does the following number have?

20 × 21 × 22 × 23 × 24 × 25 × 26 × 27 × 28 × 29 × 30 20 \times 21 \times 22 \times 23 \times 24 \times 25 \times 26 \times 27 \times 28 \times 29 \times 30

Details and assumptions

The number 12 = 2 2 × 3 12 = 2^2 \times 3 has 2 distinct prime factors, namely 2 and 3.


The answer is 8.

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1 solution

Arron Kau Staff
May 13, 2014

The prime factors are 2 , 3 , 5 , 7 , 11 , 13 , 23 , 29 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 23, 29 . There are 8 of them.

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