• 692 is a composite number.
• Prime factorization: 692 = 2 x 2 x 173, which can be written 692 = (2^2) x 173
• The exponents in the prime factorization are 2 and 1. Adding one to each and multiplying we get (2 + 1)(1 + 1) = 3 x 2  = 6. Therefore 692 has exactly 6 factors.
• Factors of 692: 1, 2, 4, 173, 346, 692
• Factor pairs: 692 = 1 x 692, 2 x 346, or 4 x 173
• Taking the factor pair with the largest square number factor, we get √692 = (√4)(√173) = 2√173 ≈ 26.30589.

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Here’s a little more about the number 692:

Because 173 is one of its factors, 692 is the hypotenuse of Pythagorean triple 208-660-692. What is the greatest common factor of those three numbers?

692 is a palindrome in 2 bases:

• 221122 BASE 3; note that 2(243) + 2(81) + 1(27) + 1(9) + 2(3) + 2(1) = 692
• 848 BASE 9; note that 8(81) + 4(9) + 8(1) = 692

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