SOLUTION: Which set of factors of the number 420 has the least possible sum?Which set of factors of the number 420 has the greatest possible sum?Be sure that the two sets of factors both hav

Question 268223: Which set of factors of the number 420 has the least possible sum?Which set of factors of the number 420 has the greatest possible sum?Be sure that the two sets of factors both have a product of 420?
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Which set of factors of the number 420 has the least possible sum?
They would be the closest to the square root of 420: 20+21 = 41
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Which set of factors of the number 420 has the greatest possible sum?
210 + 2 = 212
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