Let the number be N 1 = 1 so N must have factor 1 (every integer has factor 1, so we can ignore 1) 2 = 2 so N must have factor 2 3 = 3 so N must have factor 3 4 = 2*2 so N must have factor 2*2 5 = 5 so N must have factor 5 6 = 2*3 so N must have factor 2*3 7 = 7 so N must have factor 7 8 = 2*2*2 so N must have factor 2*2*2 9 = 3*3 so N must have factor 3*3 10 = 2*5 so N must have factor 2*5 So the smallest N can be and have at least as many of every factor above is the product of three 2's, two 3's, one 5, and one 7, which means N = 2*2*2*3*3*5*7 = 2520 Edwin