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Problem

For how many positive integers $n \le 1000$ is $\left\lfloor \dfrac{998}{n} \right\rfloor+\left\lfloor \dfrac{999}{n} \right\rfloor+\left\lfloor \dfrac{1000}{n}\right \rfloor$ not divisible by $3$ ? (Recall that $\lfloor x \rfloor$ is the greatest integer less than or equal to $x$ .)

$\textbf{(A) } 22 \qquad\textbf{(B) } 23 \qquad\textbf{(C) } 24 \qquad\textbf{(D) } 25 \qquad\textbf{(E) } 26$

Solution 1

Let $a = \left\lfloor \frac{998}n \right\rfloor$ . If the expression $\left\lfloor \dfrac{998}{n} \right\rfloor+\left\lfloor \dfrac{999}{n} \right\rfloor+\left\lfloor \dfrac{1000}{n}\right \rfloor$ is not divisible by $3$ , then the three terms in the expression must be $(a, a + 1, a + 1)$ , which would imply that $n$ is a divisor of $999$ but not $1000$ , or $(a, a, a + 1)$ , which would imply that $n$ is a divisor of $1000$ but not $999$ . $999 = 3^3 \cdot 37$ has $4 \cdot 2 = 8$ factors, and $1000 = 2^3 \cdot 5^3$ has $4 \cdot 4 = 16$ factors. However, $n = 1$ does not work because $1$ a divisor of both $999$ and $1000$ , and since $1$ is counted twice, the answer is $16 + 8 - 2 = \boxed{\textbf{(A) }22}$ .

Solution 2

Let $a = \left\lfloor \frac{998}n \right\rfloor$ . Notice that if $\frac{998}n$ is divisible by $3$ , then the three terms in the expression must be $(a, a, a)$ , if $\frac{998}n$ is divisible by $3$ , then the three terms in the expression must be $(a, a + 1, a + 1)$ , and if if $\frac{1000}n$ is divisible by $3$ , then the three terms in the expression must be $(a, a, a + 1)$ .

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 == Solution 1 ==
-Let <math>a = \left\lfloor \frac{998}n \right\rfloor</math>. If the expression <math>\left\lfloor \dfrac{998}{n} \right\rfloor+\left\lfloor \dfrac{999}{n} \right\rfloor+\left\lfloor \dfrac{1000}{n}\right \rfloor</math>is not divisible by <math>3</math>, then the three terms in the expression must be <math>(a, a + 1, a + 1)</math>, which would imply that <math>n</math> is a divisor of <math>999</math> but not <math>1000</math>, or <math>(a, a, a + 1)</math>, which would imply that <math>n</math> is a divisor of <math>1000</math> but not <math>999</math>. <math>999 = 3^3 \cdot 37</math> has <math>4 \cdot 2 = 8</math> factors, and <math>1000 = 2^3 \cdot 5^3</math> has <math>4 \cdot 4 = 16</math> factors. However, <math>n = 1</math> does not work because <math>1</math> a divisor of both <math>999</math> and <math>1000</math>, and since <math>1</math> is counted twice, the answer is <math>16 + 8 - 2 = \boxed{\textbf{(A) }22}</math>.
+Let <math>a = \left\lfloor \frac{998}n \right\rfloor</math>. If the expression <math>\left\lfloor \dfrac{998}{n} \right\rfloor+\left\lfloor \dfrac{999}{n} \right\rfloor+\left\lfloor \dfrac{1000}{n}\right \rfloor</math> is not divisible by <math>3</math>, then the three terms in the expression must be <math>(a, a + 1, a + 1)</math>, which would imply that <math>n</math> is a divisor of <math>999</math> but not <math>1000</math>, or <math>(a, a, a + 1)</math>, which would imply that <math>n</math> is a divisor of <math>1000</math> but not <math>999</math>. <math>999 = 3^3 \cdot 37</math> has <math>4 \cdot 2 = 8</math> factors, and <math>1000 = 2^3 \cdot 5^3</math> has <math>4 \cdot 4 = 16</math> factors. However, <math>n = 1</math> does not work because <math>1</math> a divisor of both <math>999</math> and <math>1000</math>, and since <math>1</math> is counted twice, the answer is <math>16 + 8 - 2 = \boxed{\textbf{(A) }22}</math>.
 == Solution 2 ==

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