No. of factor= ap×bq=(P+1)×(q+1)
36=2×2×3×3=22×32
=(2+1)(2+1)=9
=(2+1)(2+1)=9
16=2×2×2×2=24=(4+1)=5
48=2×2×2×3=24×31
=(3+1)(1+)=8
or, Factors
36=1,2,3,4,6,9,12,18,36⇒9
16=1,2,4,8,16⇒5
24=1,2,3,4,6,8,12,24⇒8
48=1,2,3,4,6,8,12,16,24,48⇒10
48 has 10 factors.