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Print the puzzles or type the solution in this excel file: 12 factors 1251-1258

Here’s some information about the number 1258:

• 1258 is a composite number.
• Prime factorization: 1258 = 2 × 17 × 37
• 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 × 2 × 2 = 8. Therefore 1258 has exactly 8 factors.
• Factors of 1258: 1, 2, 17, 34, 37, 74, 629, 1258
• Factor pairs: 1258 = 1 × 1258, 2 × 629, 17 × 74, or 34 × 37
• 1258 has no square factors that allow its square root to be simplified. √1258 ≈ 35.4683

1258 is the sum of two squares in two different ways:
27² + 23² = 1258
33² + 13² = 1258

1258 is the hypotenuse of FOUR Pythagorean triples:
200-1242-1258
408-1190-1258
592-1110-1258
858-920-1258