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(a) It is a palindrome
 
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(b) It factors as a product of a 2-digit prime palindrome and a 3-digit prime palindrome.  
 
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How many years in the millenium between 1000 and 2000 have properties (a) and (b)?
 
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== Solution ==
 
== Solution ==

Revision as of 16:32, 28 September 2014

Problem

A positive integer $N$ is a palindrome if the integer obtained by reversing the sequence of digits of $N$ is equal to $N$. The year 1991 is the only year in the current century with the following 2 properties:

(a) It is a palindrome (b) It factors as a product of a 2-digit prime palindrome and a 3-digit prime palindrome.

How many years in the millenium between 1000 and 2000 have properties (a) and (b)?

$\text{(A) } 1\quad \text{(B) } 2\quad \text{(C) } 3\quad \text{(D) } 4\quad \text{(E) } 5$

Solution

$\fbox{D}$

See also

1991 AHSME (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
Preceded by
Problem 16
Followed by
Problem 18
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