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- 760 is a composite number.
- Prime factorization: 760 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 5 x 19, which can be written 760 = (2^3) x 5 x 19
- 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 760 has exactly 16 factors.
- Factors of 760: 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 19, 20, 38, 40, 76, 95, 152, 190, 380, 760
- Factor pairs: 760 = 1 x 760, 2 x 380, 4 x 190, 5 x 152, 8 x 95, 10 x 76, 19 x 40, or 20 x 38
- Taking the factor pair with the largest square number factor, we get √760 = (√4)(√190) = 2√190 ≈ 27.5680975.
There is no misprint in this puzzle. One side really is 84 while the other side really is 48. Can you find the other sides?
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Here’s more about the number 760:
760 is the sum of consecutive numbers two different ways. (Two of its factor pairs show up in those ways.):
- 150 + 151 + 152 + 153 + 154 = 760; that’s 5 consecutive numbers.
- 31 + 32 + 33 + 34 + 35 + 36 + 37 + 38 + 39 + 40 + 41 + 42 + 43 + 44 + 45 + 46 + 47 + 48 + 49 = 760; that’s 19 consecutive numbers.
760 is the hypotenuse of a Pythagorean triple so that 456² + 608² = 760²
760 is the sum of three squares: 20² + 18² + 6² = 760.
760 is palindrome 1A1 in Base 23 because 1(23²) + 10(23) + 1(1) = 760.
Wikipedia informs us that 760 is the 23rd centered triangular number because (3⋅22² + 3⋅22 + 2)/2 = 760.
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Here’s the same puzzle with out the lists of triples:
