Question

$\text{Numbers of factors of 496 are}$.

• A. $10$
• B. $9$
• C. $8$
• D. $7$

Answer 1

The correct option is A $10$

$496\text{can be written as in following ways}$
$1\times 496=496$
$2\times 248=496$
$4\times 124=496$
$8\times 62=496$
$16\times 31=496$
$\therefore \text{factors are 1, 2, 4,}$
$8,16,31,62,124,248,496$.
$\therefore \text{number of factors are 10}.$