2022 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 3
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Problem
When three positive integers ,
, and
are multiplied together, their product is
. Suppose
. In how many ways can the numbers be chosen?
Solution
The positive divisors of are
It is clear that
so we apply casework to
- If
then
- If
then
- If
then
- If
then
Together, the numbers and
can be chosen in
ways.
~MRENTHUSIASM
Video Solution
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ij9pAy6tQSg&t=142 ~Interstigation
Video Solution 2
~savannahsolver
Video Solution
https://youtu.be/Q0R6dnIO95Y?t=98
~STEMbreezy
See Also
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