2023 AMC 12A Problems/Problem 3
- The following problem is from both the 2023 AMC 10A #3 and 2023 AMC 12A #3, so both problems redirect to this page.
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[hide]Problem
How many positive perfect squares less than are divisible by ?
Solution 1
Note that but (which is over our limit of ). Therefore, the list is . There are elements, so the answer is .
~zhenghua ~walmartbrian (Minor edits for clarity by Technodoggo)
Solution 2 (slightly refined)
Since , there are perfect squares less than 2023.
~not_slay
Solution 3 (even better)
Since is prime, each solution must be divisible by . We take and see that there are perfect squares no greater than .
~jwseph
Video Solution by Math-X (First understand the problem!!!)
https://youtu.be/cMgngeSmFCY?si=E0a8wvcNRoeg2A3X&t=422
Video Solution
~Steven Chen (Professor Chen Education Palace, www.professorchenedu.com)
See Also
2023 AMC 10A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
Preceded by Problem 2 |
Followed by Problem 4 | |
1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 | ||
All AMC 10 Problems and Solutions |
2023 AMC 12A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | |
Preceded by Problem 2 |
Followed by Problem 4 |
1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 | |
All AMC 12 Problems and Solutions |
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