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Revision as of 23:19, 29 December 2023
Problem
How many positive integers 
have the property that 
is a positive integer?
Solution
If 
, then 
. Since 
, must be 
to some factor of 6. Thus, there are four (3, 9, 27, 729) possible values of 
.
See also
| 2002 AMC 12P (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | |
| Preceded by Problem 1 |
Followed by Problem 3 |
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| All AMC 12 Problems and Solutions | |
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