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Problem

Suppose that $m$ and $n$ are positive integers such that $75m = n^{3}$ . What is the minimum possible value of $m + n$ ?

$\text{(A)}\ 15 \qquad \text{(B)}\ 30 \qquad \text{(C)}\ 50 \qquad \text{(D)}\ 60 \qquad \text{(E)}\ 5700$

Solution

$3 \cdot 5^2m$ must be a perfect cube, so each power of a prime in the factorization for $3 \cdot 5^2m$ must be divisible by $3$ . Thus the minimum value of $m$ is $3^2 \cdot 5 = 45$ , which makes $n = \sqrt[3]{3^3 \cdot 5^3} = 15$ . The minimum possible value for the sum of $m$ and $n$ is $60\ \mathrm{(D)}$ .

Solution 2

First, we need to prime factorize $75$ . $75$ = $5^2 \cdot 3$ . We need $75m$ to be in the form $x^3y^3$ . Therefore, the smallest $m$ is $5 \cdot 3^2$ . $m$ = 45, and since $5^3 \cdot 3^3 = 15^3$ , our answer is $45 + 15$ =

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 ==Solution 2==
+First, we need to prime factorize <math>75</math>. <math>75</math> = <math>5^2 \cdot 3</math>. We need <math>75m</math> to be in the form <math>x^3y^3</math>. Therefore, the smallest <math>m</math> is <math>5 \cdot 3^2</math>. <math>m</math> = 45, and since <math>5^3 \cdot 3^3 = 15^3</math>, our answer is <math>45 + 15</math> =
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