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Problem
A standard six-sided die is rolled, and 
is the product of the five numbers that are visible. What is the largest number that is certain to divide ?
Solution 1
The product of all six numbers is 
. The products of numbers that can be visible are 
, 
, ..., 
.
The answer to this problem is their greatest common divisor -- which is 
, where 
is the least common multiple of 
.
Clearly 
and the answer is 
.
Solution 2
Clearly, can not have a prime factor other than 
, 
and 
.
We can not guarantee that the product will be divisible by , as the number can end on the bottom.
We can guarantee that the product will be divisible by (one of and 
will always be visible), but not by 
.
Finally, there are three even numbers, hence two of them are always visible and thus the product is divisible by 
. This is the most we can guarantee, as when the 
is on the bottom side, the two visible even numbers are and , and their product is not divisible by 
.
Hence 
.
See also
| 2004 AMC 10B (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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Followed by Problem 5 | |
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