1121 and Level 1

If you’ve learned how to multiply and divide, then you can solve this puzzle. Just write the numbers from 1 to 10 in both the first column and the top row so that the clues and those factors make a multiplication table. You can definitely do this one!

Print the puzzles or type the solution in this excel file: 10-factors-1121-1133

Here are a few facts about the number 1121:

  • 1121 is a composite number.
  • Prime factorization: 1121 = 19 × 59
  • The exponents in the prime factorization are 1 and 1. Adding one to each and multiplying we get (1 + 1)(1 + 1) = 2 × 2 = 4. Therefore 1121 has exactly 4 factors.
  • Factors of 1121: 1, 19, 59, 1121
  • Factor pairs: 1121 = 1 × 1121 or 19 × 59
  • 1121 has no square factors that allow its square root to be simplified. √1121 ≈ 33.48134

1121 is a palindrome in two other bases:
It’s 1C1 in BASE 28 (C is 12 base 10) because 28² + 12(28) + 1 = 1121,
and it’s 131 in BASE 32 because 32² + 3(32) + 1 = 1121

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