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520 is the hypotenuse of four Pythagorean triples. Can you find the greatest common factors of each of these triples:
- 128-504-520
- 200-480-520
- 264-448-520
- 312-416-520
520 = (23^2) – (3^2).
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- 520 is a composite number.
- Prime factorization: 520 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 5 x 13, which can be written 520 = (2^3) x 5 x 13
- The exponents in the prime factorization are 3, 1, and 1. Adding one to each and multiplying we get (3 + 1)(1 + 1)(1 + 1) = 4 x 2 x 2 = 16. Therefore 520 has exactly 16 factors.
- Factors of 520: 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 13, 20, 26, 40, 52, 65, 104, 130, 260, 520
- Factor pairs: 520 = 1 x 520, 2 x 260, 4 x 130, 5 x 104, 8 x 65, 10 x 52, 13 x 40, or 20 x 26
- Taking the factor pair with the largest square number factor, we get √520 = (√4)(√130) = 2√130 ≈ 22.8035085
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