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| − | How many positive integers less than 50 have an odd number of positive integer divisors? | + | == Problem == |
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| + | How many positive integers less than <math>50</math> have an odd number of positive integer divisors? | ||
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| + | <math>\text{(A) } 3\quad | ||
| + | \text{(B) } 5\quad | ||
| + | \text{(C) } 7\quad | ||
| + | \text{(D) } 9\quad | ||
| + | \text{(E) } 11</math> | ||
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| + | == Solution == | ||
| + | Divisors come in pairs, unless there is an integer square root, so we just need the perfect squares below <math>50</math>. There are <math>7</math>, so <math>\fbox{C}</math> | ||
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| + | == See also == | ||
| + | {{AHSME box|year=1990|num-b=10|num-a=12}} | ||
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| + | [[Category: Introductory Number Theory Problems]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:26, 1 January 2022
Problem
How many positive integers less than 
have an odd number of positive integer divisors?
Solution
Divisors come in pairs, unless there is an integer square root, so we just need the perfect squares below . There are 
, so 
See also
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