615 is the hypotenuse of four Pythagorean triples. Can you find the greatest common factor for each triple?
- 135-600-615
- 252-561-615
- 369-492-615
- 399-468-615
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- 615 is a composite number.
- Prime factorization: 615 = 3 x 5 x 41
- The exponents in the prime factorization are 1, 1, and 1. Adding one to each and multiplying we get (1 + 1)(1 + 1)(1 + 1) = 2 x 2 x 2 = 8. Therefore 615 has exactly 8 factors.
- Factors of 615: 1, 3, 5, 15, 41, 123, 205, 615
- Factor pairs: 615 = 1 x 615, 3 x 205, 5 x 123, or 15 x 41
- 615 has no square factors that allow its square root to be simplified. √615 ≈ 24.79919.
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