If X = the product of three distinct prime numbers, how many factors does X have besides 1 and itself? Answers:
A) 6  B) 8  C) 10  D) 12  E) 14
Since X has 3 distinct prime factors, X has a total of 2^3 = 8 factors.   Besides 1 and itself, X has 6 factors.   The answer is 6.
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If X = the product of three distinct prime numbers, how many factors does X have besides 1 and itself?