Factor Counting for an Integer | Dataford Interview Questions

The number 20 has a total of 6 positive factors. What is the total number of positive factors for 2160？

Implement count_positive_factors(n), which accepts a positive integer and returns its number of positive factors. Use prime factorization rather than listing every factor.

Constraints

1 <= n <= 10^12
n is a positive integer
Return the total number of distinct positive factors

Function Signature

def count_positive_factors(n):

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Problem

The number 20 has a total of 6 positive factors. What is the total number of positive factors for 2160？

Implement count_positive_factors(n), which accepts a positive integer and returns its number of positive factors. Use prime factorization rather than listing every factor.

Constraints

1 <= n <= 10^12
n is a positive integer
Return the total number of distinct positive factors

Function Signature

def count_positive_factors(n):

Your question is Factor Counting for an Integer. Start with the requirements in the Question tab.

Run and submit as often as you like. When you're ready, talk me through your approach or go straight to the code.