Prime numbers have exactly 2 factors, themselves and 1. If you square a prime number, it will have those 2 factors, plus one additional factor, which is that prime number itself. That makes 3 factors. So we only list the squares of prime up through the biggest square of a prime that does not exceed 567. So we find the square root of 567, which is about 23.8. So the biggest prime we will need to square is 23. 1. 2² = 4, which has three factors, 1,2, and 4. 2. 3² = 9, which has three factors, 1,3, and 9. 3. 5² = 25, which has three factors, 1,5, and 25. 4. 7² = 49, which has three factors, 1,7, and 49. 5. 11² = 121, which has three factors, 1,11, and 121. 6. 13² = 169, which has three factors, 1,13, and 169. 7. 17² = 289, which has three factors, 1,17, and 289. 8. 19² = 361, which has three factors, 1,19, and 361. 9. 23² = 529, which has three factors, 1,23, and 529. So the answer is 9 of them. Edwin