2015 AMC 12B Problems/Problem 23

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A rectangular box measures $a \times b \times c$ , where $a$ , $b$ , and $c$ are integers and $1\leq a \leq b \leq c$ . The volume and the surface area of the box are numerically equal. How many ordered triples $(a,b,c)$ are possible?

$\textbf{(A)}\; 4 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\; 10 \qquad\textbf{(C)}\; 12 \qquad\textbf{(D)}\; 21 \qquad\textbf{(E)}\; 26$

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