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# The number of different prime factors of 500

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The number of different prime factors of 500 [#permalink]  05 Dec 2017, 13:00
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 Quantity A Quantity B The number of different prime factors of 500 The number of different prime factors of 360.

A. Quantity A is greater.
B. Quantity B is greater.
C. The two quantities are equal
D. The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.
[Reveal] Spoiler: OA

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Re: The number of different prime factors of 500 [#permalink]  06 Dec 2017, 08:42
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Carcass wrote:
 Quantity A Quantity B The number of different prime factors of 500 The number of different prime factors of 360.

A. Quantity A is greater.
B. Quantity B is greater.
C. The two quantities are equal
D. The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.

[Reveal] Spoiler: OA
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Here 500 =$$5^3 * 2^4$$

No. of prime factors = 2

360 = $$2^3 * 3^2 * 5$$

No. of prime factors = 3

Hence B > A
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Re: The number of different prime factors of 500 [#permalink]  10 Jun 2018, 18:56
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Carcass wrote:
 Quantity A Quantity B The number of different prime factors of 500 The number of different prime factors of 360.

A. Quantity A is greater.
B. Quantity B is greater.
C. The two quantities are equal
D. The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.

Re: The number of different prime factors of 500   [#permalink] 10 Jun 2018, 18:56
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