SOLUTION: the product of two odd numbers is 255. What are the two numbers. Show your calculation.

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Question 957533: the product of two odd numbers is 255. What are the two numbers. Show your calculation.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) About Me  (Show Source):
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255 divisible by 5.
255%2F5=51, which is divisible by 3 also.
51%2F3=17.

Prime factorization of 255 is
2%2A5%2A17=255;
Take your pick.