document.write( "Question 182298: Determine the number of factors of ^256-1 and list them. Support your answer
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Algebra.Com's Answer #136832 by stanbon(75887) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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256-1\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "= (2^4 -1)(2^4 + 1)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "= (2^2 -1)(2^2 +1)(2^2+i)(2^2-i)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "= (2-1)(2+1)(2+i)(2-i)(4+i)(4-i)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "= 1*3*(2+i)(2-i)(4+i)(4-i)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "I'm not sure this is what you want and I don't know
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\n" ); document.write( "Cheers,
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