Factors and Terms

I must be confused.

Please humor me and identify the numbers (other than 1 and 7) that, when
multiplied together, equal 7.  Since 7 is itself prime, by definition 7 has
only two factors - 1 and itself.

The word used was factor, not term.  Factors are things multiplied.  Terms
are things added.  As far as I know, (assuming base 10 and Euclidian
geometry and a flat earth and other ordinary stuff) the sum of all the
factors of 7 is 8 and the product of all of the factors of 7 is 7.

What is fuzzy here?  Perhaps I have just lost my sense of humor ... :)

Richard Jackson
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-|-----Original Message-----
-|From: owner-midrange-l@midrange.com
-|[mailto:owner-midrange-l@midrange.com]On Behalf Of Leif Svalgaard
-|Sent: Friday, October 20, 2000 9:02 AM
-|To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
-|Subject: Re: IBM sales/earnings...
-|
-|
-|Richard is just confused. The original comment said ":sum of its factors",
-|and Richard was musing about "product of its factors". But in these days
-|where we are bombarded with FUZZY MATH dealing with trillions (or
-|was that gazillions?), who cares?
-|
-|----- Original Message -----
-|From: <D.BALE@handleman.com>
-|To: <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
-|Sent: Friday, October 20, 2000 8:16 AM
-|Subject: RE: IBM sales/earnings...
-|
-|
-|> What the HECK are you talking about???  Is this NEW MATH or what???  Or
-|maybe
-|> it's just that I never took a philosphy course in college?
-|>
-|> -----Original Message-----
-|> 7 is most definitely the product of its factors, like every other whole
-|> number.  However, it is a little sad - there are only two of them.
-|>
-|> Richard Jackson
-|> mailto:richardjackson@richardjackson.net
-|> http://www.richardjacksonltd.com
-|> Voice: 1 (303) 808-8058
-|> Fax:   1 (303) 663-4325
-|>
-|> -|-----Original Message-----
-|> -|From: owner-midrange-l@midrange.com
-|> -|[mailto:owner-midrange-l@midrange.com]On Behalf Of Joel Fritz
-|> -|Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2000 5:36 PM
-|> -|To: 'MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com'
-|> -|Subject: RE: IBM sales/earnings...
-|> -|
-|> -|
-|> -|Is that a reference to Chapter 7, or 7 not being the sum of
-|its factors,
-|> -|or...?
-|> -|
-|> -|> -----Original Message-----
-|> -|> From: Don [mailto:dr2@cssas400.com]
-|> -|> Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2000 12:34 PM
-|> -|> To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
-|> -|> Subject: Re: IBM sales/earnings...
-|> -|>
-|> -|>
-|> -|>
-|> -|>
-|> -|> Al,
-|> -|>
-|> -|> this is true, and if they keep this great management
-|philsophy in full
-|> -|> force, they'll get to see just how perfect the number 7
-|really is...:)
-|> -|>
-|> -|> Don
-|> -|>
-|> -|> -----
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