This puzzle has three rows with three numbers in each and three columns with three numbers in each. Find the biggest number that is 10 or less that is a common factor of each set of three numbers, and you will be well on your way of solving the entire puzzle. Can you do it?

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Now I’ll share some information about the number 1088:

• 1088 is a composite number.
• Prime factorization: 1088 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 17, which can be written 1088 = 2⁶ × 17
• The exponents in the prime factorization are 6, and 1. Adding one to each and multiplying we get (6 + 1)(1 + 1) = 7 × 2 = 14. Therefore 1088 has exactly 14 factors.
• Factors of 1088: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 17, 32, 34, 64, 68, 136, 272, 544, 1088
• Factor pairs: 1088 = 1 × 1088, 2 × 544, 4 × 272, 8 × 136, 16 × 68, 17 × 64, or 32 × 34
• Taking the factor pair with the largest square number factor, we get √1088 = (√64)(√17) = 8√17 ≈ 32.98485

Since 1088 = 32 × 34, we know the next number will be a square number.

1088 is the hypotenuse of a Pythagorean triple:
512-960-1088 which is (8-15-17) times 64

1088 is the sum of two consecutive prime numbers:
541 +547 = 1088

1088 looks interesting when written in some other bases:
It’s 3113 in BASE 7 because 3(7³) + 1(7²) + 1(7) +3(1) = 1088,
WW in BASE 33 (W is 32 base 10) Because 32(33) + 32(1) = 32(33 + 1) = 1088,
and it’s W0 in BASE 34 because 32(34) = 1088

The Find the Factors 1-12 puzzles allow 36 and 72 to use three common factors: 6, 9, and 12. Which one should you choose?  Likewise, 16 and 4’s permitted common factors are 2 and 4.

Sure you could guess and check to solve this puzzle, but that might frustrate you. I assure you that you can solve this puzzle by using logic.

If you get stuck getting started, here are a couple of things to consider:
Can both 72’s in the puzzle be 8×9? How about 6×12?
(36 = 3 × 12), (30 = 3 × 10), and (33 = 3 × 11) Which two of those clues MUST use both of the 3’s?

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Now I’ll share a few facts about the number 1086:

• 1086 is a composite number.
• Prime factorization: 1086 = 2 × 3 × 181
• 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 1086 has exactly 8 factors.
• Factors of 1086: 1, 2, 3, 6, 181, 362, 543, 1086
• Factor pairs: 1086 = 1 × 1086, 2 × 543, 3 × 362, or 6 × 181
• 1086 has no square factors that allow its square root to be simplified. √1086 ≈ 32.95451

1086 is the hypotenuse of a Pythagorean triple:
114-1080-1086 which is 6 times (19-180-181)

1086 is a palindrome in three other bases:
It’s 8A8 in BASE 11 (A is 10 base 10) because 8(121) + 10(11) + 8(1) = 1086,
303 in BASE 19 because 3(19² + 1) = 1086, and
141 in BASE 31 because 1(31²) + 4(31) + 1(1) = 1086

Here’s another tricky level 5 puzzle for you to solve. Use logic, not guess and check, and you’ll do great!

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Here are a few facts about the number 1085:

• 1085 is a composite number.
• Prime factorization: 1085 = 5 × 7 × 31
• 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 1085 has exactly 8 factors.
• Factors of 1085: 1, 5, 7, 31, 35, 155, 217, 1085
• Factor pairs: 1085 = 1 × 1085, 5 × 217, 7 × 155, or 31 × 35
• 1085 has no square factors that allow its square root to be simplified. √1085 ≈ 32.93934

31 × 35 = 1085 means we are  only 4 numbers away from the next perfect square and
33² – 2² = 1085

1085 is the hypotenuse of a Pythagorean triple:
651-868-1085 which is (3-4-5) times 217

1085 looks interesting when it is written using a different base:
It’s 5005 in BASE 6 because 5(6³ + 1) = 1085,
765 in BASE 12 because 7(144) + 6(12) + 5(1) = 1085,
656 in BASE 13 because 6(13²) + 5(13) + 6(1) = 1085
VV in BASE 34 (V is 31 base 10) because 31(34) + 31(1) = 1085, and
it’s V0 in BASE 35 because 31(35) = 1085

Start with the two clues near the top of this level 3 puzzle. Find their common factor that will put only numbers from 1 to 12 in the top row. Then work down the puzzle row by row filling in factors from 1 to 12 as you go. It won’t take you long to complete this puzzle!

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1 + 0 + 8 + 3 = 12, so 1083 can be evenly divided by 3. What else can I tell you about that number?

• 1083 is a composite number.
• Prime factorization: 1083 = 3 × 19 × 19, which can be written 1083 = 3 × 19²
• The exponents in the prime factorization are 1 and 2. Adding one to each and multiplying we get (1 + 1)(2 + 1) = 2 × 3  = 6. Therefore 1083 has exactly 6 factors.
• Factors of 1083: 1, 3, 19, 57, 361, 1083
• Factor pairs: 1083 = 1 × 1083, 3 × 361, or 19 × 57
• Taking the factor pair with the largest square number factor, we get √1083 = (√361)(√3) = 19√3 ≈ 32.90897

1083 looks interesting when it is written in some other bases:
It’s 575 in BASE 14 because 5(14²) + 7(14) + 5(1) = 1083,
363 in BASE 18 because 3(18²) + 6(18) + 3(1) = 3(18² + 36 + 1) = 3(361) = 1083,
300 in BASE 19 because 3(19²) = 1083, and
it’s 212 in BASE 23 because 2(23²) + 1(23) + 2(1) = 1083

Write the numbers from 1 to 12 in both the first column and the top row so that this puzzle can function as a multiplication table. Do that, and you will have found all the factors 1-12 and solved the puzzle. Afterward, you or someone else can also complete the entire table, if you’d like.

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Here is a little about the number 1082:

• 1082 is a composite number.
• Prime factorization: 1082 = 2 × 541
• 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 1082 has exactly 4 factors.
• Factors of 1082: 1, 2, 541, 1082
• Factor pairs: 1082 = 1 × 1082 or 2 × 541
• 1082 has no square factors that allow its square root to be simplified. √1082 ≈ 32.89377

31² + 11² = 1082

1082 is the hypotenuse of a Pythagorean triple:
682-840-1082 calculated from 2(31)(11), 31² – 11², 31² + 11²,
It is also 2 times (341-420-541)  or 2(21² – 10²), 4(21)(10), 2(21² + 10²)

1082 is palindrome 2E2 in BASE 20 (E is 14 base 10)
because 2(20²) + 14(20) + 2(1) = 1082

If you know basic division and multiplication facts for factors 1 to 12, then you can complete this whole puzzle and make it be a multiplication table but with the factors not in their usual places.

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Here are a few facts about the number 1081:

• 1081 is a composite number.
• Prime factorization: 1081 = 23 × 47
• 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 1081 has exactly 4 factors.
• Factors of 1081: 1, 23, 47, 1081
• Factor pairs: 1081 = 1 × 1081 or 23 × 47
• 1081 has no square factors that allow its square root to be simplified. √1081 ≈ 32.87856

1081 is the 46th triangular number because 46(47)/2 = 1081
That means that the sum of the numbers from 1 to 46 is 1081:
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + . . . + 43 + 44 + 45 + 46 = 1081

1081 is also the sum of eleven consecutive prime numbers:
73 + 79 + 83 + 89 + 97 + 101 + 103 + 107 + 109 + 113 + 127 = 1081

In other bases, 1081 is 3 different palindromes that begin and end with 1:
1L1 in BASE 24 (L is 21 base 10) because 24² + 21(24) + 1 = 1081
1D1 in BASE 27 (D is 13 base 10) because 27² + 13(27) + 1 = 1081
161 in BASE 30 because 30² + 6(30) + 1 = 1081