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Lokesh Verma
·2009-02-06 09:26:42
1000=2353
if the number is 1000. K
then it is obvious that the third prime other than 2 and 5 will have power 2. (even)
N has in all 105 factors
105=3.5.7
thus the powers are 2, 4, 6
105=15.7.1
thus the powers are 14, 6
105=21.5.1
thus the powers are 20,4
2 and 5 will have either power 4 or power
hence the no of odd factors will be 5.3 or 7.3 ie 15 or 21
but if lying between 1 and N then it will be 14 or 20!
and from the above the possibility of 14.1 and 20 is also there.... check that.. and hence the answer is all the above...
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Subash
·2009-02-06 09:31:10
bhaiya im not getting u
why should the third prime have a even power
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Lokesh Verma
·2009-02-06 09:37:04
because 3.5.7=(1+2)(4+1)(6+1)
so powers of 3 factors will be 2, 4, or 6
One of these will be the power of 2 .. but 23 is a factor of N.
Hence 2 cannot be the power of 2
only 4 or 6 can be.
hence the answer...
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Subash
·2009-02-06 09:50:01
ans given is a,b,c,d
i think u have explained for c,d only
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?
·2009-02-06 09:50:28
hey bhaiya !...thank u!!
this is a BMAT question .......
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?
·2009-02-06 09:52:39
subash from where did u get its solution ?
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Subash
·2009-02-06 09:55:21
Ans.1,2,3,4
105 = 3 × 5 × 7 and 1000 = 23 × 53.
It means N has at least two prime factor 2 or 5 each having at least 3 powers.
It means powers of 2 or 5 in N is either 5 - 1, 7 - 1, 3 × 5 - 1, or 3 × 7 - 1
Total number of odd factors is either 7 × 3 - 1, 3 × 5 -1, 7 - 1 or 5 - 1
Total number of odd factors is either 20, 14 , 6 or 4
this was the solution
@unique i write them online
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Lokesh Verma
·2009-02-10 02:05:22
yes subash you are right i made a mistake in the answer :(
The third power has still to be even..
Question: What is the power of a perfect square? even or odd...
I am correcting it :)