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Number theory Difficulty 5.0 AIME, harder Prove it United Kingdom

Let $a$ , $b$ and $c$ be positive integers such that $a^2 = 2b^3 = 3c^5$ . What is the minimum possible number of factors of $abc$ (including 1 and $abc$ )?

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