2026/029) What is the smallest perfect square larger than 1 with a perfect square number of positive integer factors?

 $2^2$ has 3 factors and $3^2$ has 3 factors product 36 has 9 factors . Let us check if smaller square has 16 has 5 and 25 has 3 . So 36 is the smallest perfect square number having perfect square number of  positive factors

2026/028) Let n be a positive integer such that $12n^2+12n+11$ is a 4-digit number with all 4 digits equal. Determine the value of n.

Let it be 1111x . Add 1 in both sides to get

$12n^2 + 12n + 12 = 1111x + 1$

Work mod 12 to get 

$7x + 1 = 0  \pmod {12}$

So x is odd

Trying x odd values that is $1,3,5,9,11$ we get x is 5 .

So $12n^2 + 12n + 12 = 5556$

Or $n^2 + n + 1 = 463$

Or $n = 21$