SOLUTION: For primes "a" and "b", if a>b, the "ab" has __ unequal prime factors. A)4 B)3 C)2 D)1 Please explain how you did it. Thanks.

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Question 449513: For primes "a" and "b", if a>b, the "ab" has __ unequal prime factors.
A)4
B)3
C)2
D)1
Please explain how you did it. Thanks.
Answer by richard1234(7193) About Me  (Show Source):
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Two. The only factors of ab are 1, a, b, and ab, in which a and b are the only primes.