Madam, I’m Adam! There is something palindromic about the factors of 403. What could they possibly be? Scroll down past the puzzle to see what they are.

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• 403 is a composite number.
• Prime factorization: 403 = 13 x 31
• The exponents in the prime factorization are 1 and 1. Adding one to each and multiplying we get (1 + 1)(1 + 1) = 2 x 2 = 4. Therefore 403 has exactly 4 factors.
• Factors of 403: 1, 13, 31, 403
• Factor pairs: 403 = 1 x 403 or 13 x 31
• 403 has no square factors that allow its square root to be simplified. √403 ≈ 20.0749