What is the prime factors’ number of 24?

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What is the prime factors' number of 24?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
E. 6

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by Max@Math Revolution » Thu Jul 14, 2016 12:05 am
From 24=3(2^3), we get 2,2,2 and 3. Hence, the number of prime factors is 4.