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ACT Math: Pre-Algebra Drill 5, Problem 2. If a and b are prime numbers, how many factors does ab have?

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Can't we all just shmoop along?

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If a and b are prime numbers, how many factors does ab have?

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And here are the potential answers...

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This is less of a problem and more... theory. Well... theory shmeory.

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To solve these problems, we can just plug in real numbers and see what happens.

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So like... let's say a is 2 and b is 3... both prime numbers.

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a times b is 6, which has 4 factors: 1 and 6, but also 2 and 3.

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So there are... 4.

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We could try the same with a few other pairs of prime numbers, but we're always going

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to arrive at the same answer.

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Which is what makes math so lovely.

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Answer D.

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As in, "Dazzling good looks."

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