1. m = 9 9 has factors of 1 3 9, m = 18 18 has factors of 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18. You can not confirm how many factor m has
2. m = a^k * b^l (a, b are prime numbers). The m will have k*l factors. Although a|m and b| m, but you don't know k, and l so u still can not confirm the number of factors of m.