SOLUTION: What two prime numbers can be multiplied to get the result of 316?

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Question 703048: What two prime numbers can be multiplied to get the result of 316?
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Can't be done. 316 has 3 prime factors, namely 2, 2, and 79. Once you multiply any two of them together, you have a composite number to multiply by the other prime number.

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