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1102 and Level 1

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Write each number from 1 to 10 in both the first column and the top row so that those numbers are the factors of the given clues. This one is not too difficult, so if you haven’t solved one of these puzzles before, give it a try!

Print the puzzles or type the solution in this excel file: 10-factors-1102-1110

Here is some information about the number 1102:

  • 1102 is a composite number.
  • Prime factorization: 1102 = 2 × 19 × 29
  • 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 1102 has exactly 8 factors.
  • Factors of 1102: 1, 2, 19, 29, 38, 58, 551, 1102
  • Factor pairs: 1102 = 1 × 1102, 2 × 551, 19 × 58, or 29 × 38
  • 1102 has no square factors that allow its square root to be simplified. √1102 ≈ 33.19639

1102 = 2(29)(19) so we know that 480-1102-1202 is a Pythagorean triple
calculated from 29²-19², 2(29)(19), 29²+19²

1102 is also the hypotenuse of a Pythagorean triple:
760-798-1102 which is (20-21-29) times 38.

1102 is a palindrome when it is written in a couple of other bases:
It’s 2F2 in BASE 20 (F is 15 base 10) because 2(20²) + 15(20) + 2(1) = 1102,
and it’s 262 in BASE 22 because 2(22²) + 6(22) + 2(1) = 1102.

1101 and Level 6

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Which common factor of 6 and 24 will help you solve this puzzle? 2, 3, or 6?
Likewise, possible common factors of 8 and 4 are 1, 2, and 4, and for 48 and 36, you must choose between 4, 6, and 12.

In each case, only one choice will work with all the other clues in the puzzle.  You can figure out the correct choices and complete the entire puzzle by using logic. Good luck!

Print the puzzles or type the solution in this excel file: 12 factors 1095-1101

Here are a few facts about the number 1101:

Since it is made with a zero and exactly three identical numbers, it is divisible by 3.

  • 1101 is a composite number.
  • Prime factorization: 1101 = 3 × 367
  • 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 1101 has exactly 4 factors.
  • Factors of 1101: 1, 3, 367, 1101
  • Factor pairs: 1101 = 1 × 1101 or 3 × 367
  • 1101 has no square factors that allow its square root to be simplified. √1101 ≈ 33.18132

1101 is a palindrome when it is written in two other bases:
It’s 373 in BASE 18 because 3(18²) + 7(18) + 3(1) = 1101,
and 1J1 in BASE 25 (J is 19 in base 10) because 25² + 19(25) + 1 = 1101

1100 Now THIS Is a Horse Race!

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Most people know that any prime number has exactly 2 factors. Every composite number has more than 2 factors. I’ve made a chart showing the numbers from 1001 to 1100, their prime factorizations, and the amount of factors each of those numbers has.

The fewest factors any of those numbers have is 2 while the most factors any of the numbers have is 32. Which number of factors appears most often? Let’s have a horse race to find out!

Several horses representing different amounts of factors are lined up for the race. Spoiler alert: some of the horses will barely make it out of the gate. THIS will be an exciting horse race. There will be at least one lead change. You won’t know for sure which horse will cross the finish line first until the end. The second place horse will be SO close to winning.

I haven’t made a horse race this exciting since the 601 to 700 Horse Race, so pick your pony, then scroll down and see how your pony does!

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How did your pony do? Were you surprised by the results of the race?

Only perfect squares can have an odd number of factors which explains why 9 and 11 barely make it out of the gate. The numbers in pink have square factors so their square roots can be simplified. That describes 41 of the numbers from 1001 to 1100.

I hope this horse race sparks your curiosity about numbers! Each number is fascinating in its own way.

Let me tell you a few things specifically about the number 1100:

  • 1100 is a composite number.
  • Prime factorization: 1100 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 5 × 11, which can be written 1100 = 2² × 5² × 11
  • The exponents in the prime factorization are 2, 2 and 1. Adding one to each and multiplying we get (2 + 1)(2 + 1)(1 + 1) = 3 × 3 × 2 = 18. Therefore 1100 has exactly 18 factors.
  • Factors of 1100: 1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 11, 20, 22, 25, 44, 50, 55, 100, 110, 220, 275, 550, 1100
  • Factor pairs: 1100 = 1 × 1100, 2 × 550, 4 × 275, 5 × 220, 10 × 110, 11 × 100, 20 × 55, 22 × 50 or 25 × 44
  • Taking the factor pair with the largest square number factor, we get √1100 = (√100)(√11) = 10√11 ≈ 33.16625

1100 is the hypotenuse of two Pythagorean triples:
660-880-1100 which is (3-4-5) times 220
308-1056-1100 which is (7-24-25) times 44

It may interest you to know that 1100 is 3131 in BASE 7.
That’s because 3(7³) + 1(7²) + 3(7) + 1( 1) = 1100.

All those fun facts are straight from the horse’s mouth!

1099 and Level 5

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The allowable common factors fro 8 and 24 are 2, 4, and 8. Which one of those should you choose? Find a different place to start the puzzle and you shouldn’t have to guess and check to see if you were right.

Print the puzzles or type the solution in this excel file: 12 factors 1095-1101

Here are some facts about the number 1099:

  • 1099 is a composite number.
  • Prime factorization: 1099 = 7 × 157
  • 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 1099 has exactly 4 factors.
  • Factors of 1099: 1, 7, 157, 1099
  • Factor pairs: 1099 = 1 × 1099 or 7 × 157
  • 1099 has no square factors that allow its square root to be simplified. √1099 ≈ 33.15117

1099 = 1 + 0 + 999 + 99. Thank you OEIS.org for that fun fact.

1099 is the sum of the 13 prime numbers from 59 to 109.
That’s a fact that would take little effort to memorize!

1099 is also the sum of these prime numbers:
139 + 149 +  151 + 157 + 163 + 167 + 173 = 1099
359 + 367 + 373 = 1099

1099 is the hypotenuse of a Pythagorean triple:
595-924-1099 which is 7 times (85-132-157)

1099 is repdigit 777 in BASE 12 because 7(12² + 12 + 1) = 7(157) = 1099
1099 is palindrome 4D4 in BASE 15 (D is 13 in base 10)
because 4(15²) + 13(15) + 4(1) = 1099

1098 a Lucky Level 4 Puzzle?

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You are lucky that this puzzle has some easy clues in it. You will have no problem getting started. Be warned, later on, you may not feel so lucky! I’m sure you can solve it if you keep with it.

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Now, here are a few facts about the number 1098:

  • 1098 is a composite number.
  • Prime factorization: 1098 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 61, which can be written 1098 = 2 × 3² × 61
  • The exponents in the prime factorization are 1, 2, and 1. Adding one to each and multiplying we get (1 + 1)(2 + 1)(1 + 1) = 2 × 3 × 2 = 12. Therefore 1098 has exactly 12 factors.
  • Factors of 1098: 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 61, 122, 183, 366, 549, 1098
  • Factor pairs: 1098 = 1 × 1098, 2 × 549, 3 × 366, 6 × 183, 9 × 122, or 18 × 61,
  • Taking the factor pair with the largest square number factor, we get √1098 = (√9)(√122) = 3√122 ≈ 33.13608

This first fact from OEIS.org uses only digits found in 1098. It makes 1098 look pretty lucky:
1098 = 11 + 0 + 999 + 88

1098 is the sum of four consecutive prime numbers:
269 + 271 + 277 + 281 = 1098

1098 is the hypotenuse of a Pythagorean triple:
198-1080-1098 which is 18 times (11-60-61)

1098 is a palindrome when it is written in three different bases:
It’s 2112 in BASE 8 because 2(8³) + 8² + 8 + 2(1) = 1098,
909 in BASE 11 because 9(11² + 1) = 9(122) = 1098, and it’s
666 in BASE 13. Oh my! How unlucky can you get? Why does it have two unlucky numbers, 666 and 13? Because 6(13² + 13 + 1) = 6(183) = 1098.

 

1096 and Level 2

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There are 17 clues in this level 2 puzzle. Two of those clues are 60 and three of them are 8. In a regular 12 × 12 multiplication table, both of those numbers appear 4 times each. The factors for this multiplication table puzzle won’t be in the usual places. Can you figure out where they need to go?

Print the puzzles or type the solution in this excel file: 12 factors 1095-1101

Here is a little bit about the number 1096:

  • 1096 is a composite number.
  • Prime factorization: 1096 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 137, which can be written 1096 = 2³ × 137
  • The exponents in the prime factorization are 1 and 3. Adding one to each and multiplying we get (3 + 1)(1 + 1) = 4 × 2 = 8. Therefore 1096 has exactly 8 factors.
  • Factors of 1096: 1, 2, 4, 8, 137, 274, 548, 1096
  • Factor pairs: 1096 = 1 × 1096, 2 × 548, 4 × 274, or 8 × 137
  • Taking the factor pair with the largest square number factor, we get √1096 = (√4)(√274) = 2√274 ≈ 33.10589

1096 is the hypotenuse of one Pythagorean triple:
704-840-1096 which is 8 times (88-105-137)

1095 and Level 1

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This awkward-looking puzzle is as simple as clockwork to solve. Put a 5 above the 55 in the top row and another 5 before the 30 in the first column. Then write what number the big hand is pointing to when it is 55 minutes after the hour and so forth until you have written the numbers from 1 to 12 in both the first column and the top row. (You will have to figure out what numbers go with the column and row without clues.)

Print the puzzles or type the solution in this excel file: 12 factors 1095-1101

That puzzle had something to do with a clock, while the number 1095 has something to do with the number of days in three non-leap years. Here are some other facts about it:

1 + 0 + 9 + 5 = 15, so 1095 can be evenly divided by 3. Since its last digit is 5, it is also divisible by 5.

  • 1095 is a composite number.
  • Prime factorization: 1095 = 3 × 5 × 73
  • 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 1095 has exactly 8 factors.
  • Factors of 1095: 1, 3, 5, 15, 73, 219, 365, 1095
  • Factor pairs: 1095 = 1 × 1095, 3 × 365, 5 × 219, or 15 × 73
  • 1095 has no square factors that allow its square root to be simplified. √1095 ≈ 33.09078

1095 is the hypotenuse of FOUR Pythagorean triples:
81-1092-1095 which is 3 times (27-364-365)
228-1071-1095 which is 3 times (76-357-365)
657-876-1095 which is (3-4-5) times 219
720-825-1095 which is 15 times (48-55-73)

1094 and Level 6

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Should you choose 4 or 8 as the common factor of 32 and 16 in this puzzle?
Is 3 or 9 the common factor needed for 9 and 18?
And is 4 or 6 the common factor for 36 and 12 that will make this puzzle work?
In each of those cases, only one of those factors will work. Which one will it be?

The other clues will help you know where to logically start this puzzle. There is no need to guess and check. The entire puzzle can be solved using logic. Have fun!

Print the puzzles or type the solution in this excel file: 10-factors-1087-1094

Now I’ll tell you something about the number 1094:

  • 1094 is a composite number.
  • Prime factorization: 1094 = 2 × 547
  • 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 1094 has exactly 4 factors.
  • Factors of 1094: 1, 2, 547, 1094
  • Factor pairs: 1094 = 1 × 1094 or 2 × 547
  • 1094 has no square factors that allow its square root to be simplified. √1094 ≈ 33.07567

1094 is palindrome 2A2 in BASE 21 (A is 10 base 10) because 2(21²) + 10(21) + 2(1) = 1094

 

1092 Predictable Factor Trees

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A couple of years ago on Memorial Day weekend, we bought two peach trees from a local nursery. Those trees have grown bigger, and we will get some peaches this year. The smaller tree has lots of fruit growing on it and will need some attention because the branches will be too small to support the weight of all that fruit. The bigger tree has exactly one peach growing on it.

These factor trees for the number 1092 are a lot more predictable than those peach trees: No matter which of its factor pairs you use, you will always eventually get
2² × 3 × 7 × 13 = 1092.

Here are some more facts about 1092:

  • 1092 is a composite number.
  • Prime factorization: 1092 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 7 × 13, which can be written 1092 = 2² × 3 × 7 × 13
  • The exponents in the prime factorization are 2, 1, 1, and 1. Adding one to each and multiplying we get (2 + 1)(1 + 1)(1 + 1)(1 + 1) = 2 × 3 × 2 × 2 = 24. Therefore 1092 has exactly 24 factors.
  • Factors of 1092: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 21, 26, 28, 39, 42, 52, 78, 84, 91, 156, 182, 273, 364, 546, 1092
  • Factor pairs: 1092 = 1 × 1092, 2 × 546, 3 × 364, 4 × 273, 6 × 182, 7 × 156, 12 × 91, 13 × 84, 14 × 78, 21 × 52, 26 × 42, or 28 × 39
  • Taking the factor pair with the largest square number factor, we get √1092 = (√4)(√273) = 2√273 ≈ 33.04542

(12 × 13 × 14)/2 = 1092
Even though 1092 can claim that cool fact, it will actually make the next number a STAR!

1092 is the sum of the twelve prime numbers from 67 to 113:
67 + 71 + 73 + 79 + 83 + 89 + 97 + 101 + 103 + 107 + 109 + 113 = 1092

1092 has a lot of factors, but it is the hypotenuse of only one Pythagorean triple:
420-1008-1092 which is (5-12-13) times 84

Look how cool 1092 is in some other bases:

Not only does it use only 0’s and 1’s in base 2 but also in consecutive bases 3 and 4:
It’s 10001000100 in BASE 2 because 2¹º + 2⁶ + 2² = 1092,
1111110 in BASE 3 because 3⁶ + 3⁵ + 3⁴ + 3³ + 3² + 3¹ = 1092,
and 101010 in BASE 4 because  4⁵ + 4³ + 4¹ = 1092

I like the way it looks in consecutive bases 12 and 13:
It’s 770 in BASE 12, because 7(12² + 12) = 7(156) = 1092
and 660 in BASE 13 because 6(13² + 13) = 6(182) = 1092

And its repdigit 444 in BASE 16 because 4(16² + 16 + 1) = 1092

Some of these facts about 1092 were predictable and some were not, but I have enjoyed learning all of them and hope that you have too.

1090 and Level 4

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This puzzle has both 54 and 56 as clues. Many people get the factors involved (6, 7, 8, 9) mixed up. Remember these two multiplication facts:
6 7 × 8 9 = 54
6 7 × 8 9 = 56
The closer factors make the bigger number.

Print the puzzles or type the solution in this excel file: 10-factors-1087-1094

Now I’ll share some information about the number 1090:

  • 1090 is a composite number.
  • Prime factorization: 1090 = 2 × 5 × 109
  • 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 1090 has exactly 8 factors.
  • Factors of 1090: 1, 2, 5, 10, 109, 218, 545, 1090
  • Factor pairs: 1090 = 1 × 1090, 2 × 545, 5 × 218, or 10 × 109
  • 1090 has no square factors that allow its square root to be simplified. √1090 ≈ 33.01515

1090 is the sum of the fourteen prime numbers from 47 to 107.

1090 is the sum of two squares two different ways:
27² + 19² = 1090
33² +  1² = 1090

1090 is the hypotenuse of four Pythagorean triples:
66-1088-1090 calculated from 2(33)(1), 33² –  1², 33² +  1²;
it is also 2 times (33-544-545),
368-1026-1090 calculated from 27² – 19² , 2(27)(19) , 27² + 19²;
it is also 2 times (184-513-545),
600-910-1090 which is 10 times (60-91-109)
654-872-1090 which is (3-4-5) times 218

1090 is a palindrome in two different bases:
It’s 1441 in BASE 9 because 1(9³) + 4(9²) + 4(9) + 1(1) = 1090
101 in BASE 33 because 33² + 1 = 1090