2016 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 9

What is the sum of the distinct prime integer divisors of $2016$ ?

$\textbf{(A) }9\qquad\textbf{(B) }12\qquad\textbf{(C) }16\qquad\textbf{(D) }49\qquad \textbf{(E) }63$

Solution

The prime factorization is $2016=2^5\times3^2\times7$ . Since the problem is only asking us for the distinct prime factors, we have $2,3,7$ . Their desired sum is then $\boxed{12}$ .

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2016 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 9

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