Q: What is the total number of prime factors of the number 981,545?
A: 3
First, you must factor the number. Then, you must identify the prime numbers. Finally, you then count the number of prime factors.
In the case of the number 981,545, the prime factors are: 5, 109, 1801 or also written as { 5, 109, 1,801 }
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