2024 AMC 10A Problems/Problem 7
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The product of three integers is . What is the least possible positive sum of the three integers?
Solution 1
We notice that the optimal solution involves two negative numbers and a positive number. Thus we may split into three factors and choose negativity. We notice that , and trying other combinations does not yield lesser results so the answer is .
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Solution 2
We have . Let be positive, and let and be negative. Then we need . If , then is at least , so this doesn't work. If , then works, giving
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