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The number of factors of a prime number is ____.


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The number of factors of a prime number is 2.
We know that prime numbers have only two factors i.e. 1 and the given number itself.
A prime number is a number which has exactly two factors. A prime number is only divisible by 1 and itself. Examples of prime numbers are → 2,3,5,7. We can see that these numbers are divisible only by 1 and the numbers themselves.
Hence, the number of factors of prime numbers is 2.
 
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