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[hide]Problem
How many positive cubes divide ?
Solution 1
Therefore, a perfect cube that divides must be in the form
where
,
,
, and
are nonnegative multiples of
that are less than or equal to
,
,
and
, respectively.
So:
(
possibilities)
(
possibilities)
(
possibility)
(
possibility)
So the number of perfect cubes that divide is
Solution 2
In the expression, we notice that there are 3 , 3
, and 3
. This gives us our first 3 cubes:
,
, and
.
However, we can also multiply smaller numbers in the expression to make bigger expressions. For example, (one 2 comes from the
, and the other from the
). Using this method, we find:
and
So, we have 6 cubes total: and
for a total of
cubes
See Also
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