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The number of factors of 1800 that are multiple of 6 is:

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The number of factors of 1800 that are multiple of 6 is:
  1. 18
  2. 36
  3. 27
  4. 33

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: A - 18

There are 18 factors of 1800 that are multiples of 6. The factorisation 1800=23⋅32⋅521800=2^3\cdot3^2\cdot5^2 gives three choices for the positive exponent of 2, two for the positive exponent of 3, and three for the exponent of 5. Multiplying gives 3×2×3=183\times2\times3=18, while 27 includes the factors with no 3.

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