How many positive integers have exactly 8 divisors?
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E v e r y p o s i t i v e i n t e g e r i n t h e f o r m a 1 b 1 c 1 , d 3 e 1 o r f 7 w h e r e a , b , c , d , e a n d f a r e p r i m e h a s 8 d i v i s o r s , b e c a u s e t h e r e i s a n i n f i n i t e a m o u n t o f p r i m e s
The number of factors of a number x = p1^a1 * p2^a2 * p3^a3..... pn^an where pi is a prime number are (a1+1) (a2+1) .....*(an+1) . So any number of the form p^7 will have 8 factors
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We can see that every positive integer of the form p 7 , where p is a prime, has exactly 8 divisors. Since there are an infinite amount of primes, the answer is an infinite amount.