Number of Positive Divisors | Tomato objective 98

This is an objective problem from TOMATO based on finding the Number of Positive Divisors.

Problem:

The number of positive integers which divide $240$ is-
(A) $18$; (B) $20$; (C) $30$; (D) $24$;

Discussion:

We use the formula for computing number of divisors of a number:

Step 1: Prime factorise the given number

$240 = 2^4 \times 3^1 \times 5^1 $

Step 2: Use the formula for number of divisors: $(4+1) \times (1+1) \times (1+1) = 20 $

Answer: (B) 20;

Note:

Why this formula works? Basically, we are adding 1 to each exponent of each prime factor and then multiplying them. Refer to a discussion on Number Theoretic Functions (in any standard number theory book like David Burton's Elementary Number Theory).

This is an objective problem from TOMATO based on finding the Number of Positive Divisors.

Problem:

The number of positive integers which divide $240$ is-
(A) $18$; (B) $20$; (C) $30$; (D) $24$;

Discussion:

We use the formula for computing number of divisors of a number:

Step 1: Prime factorise the given number

$240 = 2^4 \times 3^1 \times 5^1 $

Step 2: Use the formula for number of divisors: $(4+1) \times (1+1) \times (1+1) = 20 $

Answer: (B) 20;

Note:

Why this formula works? Basically, we are adding 1 to each exponent of each prime factor and then multiplying them. Refer to a discussion on Number Theoretic Functions (in any standard number theory book like David Burton's Elementary Number Theory).