3 = 3 6 = 2∙ 3 9 = 3∙3 12 = 2∙2∙3 15 = 3 ∙5 18 = 2∙ 3∙3 So 3∙6∙9∙12∙15∙18 = 24∙38∙5 A perfect square must have an even power of each of its prime factors. Since we want factors of 24∙38∙5 the exponents of the primes must not exceed the exponents of 2,3,and 5 in 24∙38∙5. All factors of 3•6•9•12•15•18 are of the form 2x∙3y∙5z, where x, y, and z are even integers, [including 0]. The possible even powers of 2 are 0, 2, and 4. Therefore there are 3 ways to choose the power of 2. The possible powers of 3 are 0,2,4,6 and 8. So there are 5 ways to choose the power of 3. The only possible power of 5 is 0. So there is only 1 way to choose the power of 5, (as 0) The answer would be 3 ways times 5 ways times 1 way = 3∙5∙1 = 15 ways. However, since it says "greater than 1" we must subtract 1 from the 15, so Answer = 14. Here are all 15 factors of 3∙6∙9∙12*15∙18: 1. 203050 = 1 <--can't use this! 2. 203250 = 9 3. 203450 = 81 4. 203650 = 729 5. 203850 = 6561 6. 223050 = 4 7. 223250 = 36 8. 223450 = 324 9. 223650 = 2916 10. 223850 = 26244 11. 243050 = 16 12. 243250 = 144 13. 243450 = 1296 14. 243650 = 11664 15. 243850 = 104976 Edwin