rx10 wrote:
Factors of 344(2∗2∗2∗43)=1,2,4,8,43,86,172,344
No of odd factors : 2 & no of even factors : 6
A difference between the numbers of odd and even factors =2−6=−4
Multiply by 12 =−42=−2
Answer B
Great, thanks for solution. My only worry is that with bigger number, say not 344 but 687 or something different, listing the odd and the even may be time consuming. Therefore, I offer to separate these two categories such as
23∗43 and the number of positive factors will be
(3+1)∗(1+1). While the number of odd factors is simply
(1+1), the remaining will be even factors
8−2=6.
I have also updated the question's prompt as factors sought here are positive only. This is my made question. I have GRE in less than 10 days (6th August). Fingers crossed, as I hope to attain at least Q160