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== Problem == | == Problem == | ||
− | How many [[positive]] [[perfect | + | How many [[positive]] [[perfect square]]s less than <math>10^6</math> are [[multiple]]s of <math>24</math>? |
== Solution == | == Solution == | ||
− | The [[prime factorization]] of <math>24 | + | The [[prime factorization]] of <math>24</math> is <math>2^3\cdot3</math>. Thus, each square must have at least <math>3</math> factors of <math>2</math> and <math>1</math> factor of <math>3</math> and its square root must have <math>2</math> factors of <math>2</math> and <math>1</math> factor of <math>3</math>. |
+ | This means that each square is in the form <math>(12c)^2</math>, where <math>12 c</math> is a positive integer less than <math>\sqrt{10^6}</math>. There are <math>\left\lfloor \frac{1000}{12}\right\rfloor = \boxed{083}</math> solutions. | ||
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+ | == Solution 2 == | ||
+ | The perfect squares divisible by <math>24</math> are all multiples of <math>12</math>: <math>12^2</math>, <math>24^2</math>, <math>36^2</math>, <math>48^2</math>, etc... Since they all have to be less than <math>10^6</math>, or <math>1000^2</math>, the closest multiple of <math>12</math> to <math>1000</math> is <math>996</math> (<math>12*83</math>), so we know that this is the last term in the sequence. Therefore, we know that there are <math>\boxed{083}</math> perfect squares divisible by <math>24</math> that are less than <math>10^6</math>. | ||
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Contents
Problem
How many positive perfect squares less than are multiples of
?
Solution
The prime factorization of is
. Thus, each square must have at least
factors of
and
factor of
and its square root must have
factors of
and
factor of
.
This means that each square is in the form
, where
is a positive integer less than
. There are
solutions.
Solution 2
The perfect squares divisible by are all multiples of
:
,
,
,
, etc... Since they all have to be less than
, or
, the closest multiple of
to
is
(
), so we know that this is the last term in the sequence. Therefore, we know that there are
perfect squares divisible by
that are less than
.
See also
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