2005 AMC 10B Problems/Problem 22
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For how many positive integers less than or equal to is evenly divisible by
Solution
Since , the condition is equivalent to having an integer value for $\frac{n!}
{\frac{n(n+1)}{2}}$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg). This reduces, when , to having an integer value for . This fraction is an
integer unless is an odd prime. There are 8 odd primes less than or equal to 24, so there are $24 - 8 =
\boxed{\text{(C)}16}$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg) numbers less than or equal to 24 that satisfy the condition.
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