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Print the puzzles or type the solution in this excel file: 12 factors 1211-1220

Here are a few facts about the number 1220:

• 1220 is a composite number.
• Prime factorization: 1220 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 61, which can be written 1220 = 2² × 5 × 61
• The exponents in the prime factorization are 2, 1, and 1. Adding one to each and multiplying we get (2 + 1)(1 + 1)(1 + 1) = 3 × 2 × 2 = 12. Therefore 1220 has exactly 12 factors.
• Factors of 1220: 1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 61, 122, 244, 305, 610, 1220
• Factor pairs: 1220 = 1 × 1220, 2 × 610, 4 × 305, 5 × 244, 10 × 122, or 20 × 61
• Taking the factor pair with the largest square number factor, we get √1220 = (√4)(√305) = 2√305 ≈ 34.9285

1220 is the sum of consecutive prime numbers: 607 + 613 = 1220

1220 is the sum of two squares two different ways:
32² + 14² = 1220
34² + 8² = 1220

1220 is the hypotenuse of four Pythagorean triples:
220-1200-1220 which is 20 times (11-60-61)
544-1092-1220 calculated from 2(34)( 8), 34² – 8², 34² + 8²
and is also 4 times (136-273-305)
828-896-1220 calculated from 32² – 14², 2(32)(14), 32² + 14²
and is also 4 times (207-224-305)
732-976-1220 which is (3-4-5) times 244