2013 UNCO Math Contest II Problems/Problem 2
Problem
EXAMPLE: The number 
is equal to 
and also equal to 
, so is both a perfect square and a perfect cube.
(a) Find the smallest positive integer multiple of 
that is a perfect square.
(b) Find the smallest positive integer multiple of that is a perfect cube.
(c) Find the smallest positive integer multiple of that is both a perfect square and a perfect cube.
Solution
We can factor 12 into 2*2*3. There are already two factors of two, so we only need to multiply it by 3 to get two factors of three, giving us 36.
To find the perfect cube, we need all of the prime factors to be to the third power. Because 2 is squared, we need to multiply by a power of 2, giving us 2*12=24. Because we only have one power of three, we need two more, so we multiply 24*3*3, giving us 216, which is a perfect cube.
See Also
| 2013 UNCO Math Contest II (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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Followed by Problem 3 | |
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| All UNCO Math Contest Problems and Solutions | ||
