2017 AIME II Problems/Problem 8

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Problem

Find the number of positive integers $n$ less than $2017$ such that \[1+n+\frac{n^2}{2!}+\frac{n^3}{3!}+\frac{n^4}{4!}+\frac{n^5}{5!}+\frac{n^6}{6!}\] is an integer.

Solution

The denominator contains $2,3,5$. Therefore, one possibility is that $n|30$. This yields the numbers $30,60,90,120,\cdots,2010$. There are a total of ${67}$ numbers in the sequence. We express the last two terms as $\frac{6n^5+n^6}{720}\implies\frac{n^5(6+n)}{720}$ This yields that $n \equiv 24,30$. Therefore, we get the final answer of $\boxed{134}$

See Also

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Preceded by
Problem 7
Followed by
Problem 9
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