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by veenu08 » Tue Jul 09, 2013 7:52 am
what is the sum of the factors of the sum of 1, 2, 6, and 24 ?

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by [email protected] » Tue Jul 09, 2013 11:47 am
Hi veenu08,

Based on the way this question is worded, you would have to:

1) Take the sum of 1, 2, 6 and 24......1 + 2 + 6 + 24 = 33
2) Factor 33: 1, 33, 3, 11
3) Sum the factors: 1 + 33 + 3 + 11 = 48

So the answer to THIS question would be 48

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