2007 AIME I Problems/Problem 1

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Problem

How many positive perfect squares less than $10^6$ are multiples of $24$?

Solution

The prime factorization of $24$ is $2^3\cdot3$. Thus, each square must have $3$ factors of $2$ and $1$ factor of $3$.

This means that each square is in the form $(12c)^2$, where $c$ is a positive integer. There are $\left\lfloor \frac{1000}{12}\right\rfloor = \boxed{083}$ solutions.

See also

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