2001 AMC 10 Problems/Problem 12
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Suppose that is the product of three consecutive integers and that is divisible by . Which of the following is not necessarily a divisor of ?
Solutions
Solution 1
Whenever is the product of three consecutive integers, is divisible by , meaning it is divisible by .
It also mentions that it is divisible by , so the number is definitely divisible by all the factors of .
In our answer choices, the one that is not a factor of is .
Solution 2
We can look for counterexamples. For example, letting , we see that is not divisible by 28, so is our answer.
Solution 3(elimination)
No matter what 3 integers you choose, one of them has to be even, so since , and it has 7 and 2 as a divisor, answer B is out. Now, if it wasn't divisible by 3, it could be A or C(,and )m so it must be divisible by 3. Therefore, it is either D or E. Since we eliminated 6, if it was E, it would be not divisible by 6(), but it is not, so the answer is .
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