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@maroof10 said:
A natural no. N is 100 times the no. of its factors.Find the sum of digits of N ,given N has only 2 prime factors.
2000 = 2 + 0 + 0 + 0 = 2 ?

N = 100*20 = 2^4*5^3
no. of factors = 5*4 = 20
@surajmenonv said:
i think i got the mistake.N = 2^2 . 5^2 (a+1) (b+1)=> a=1, b=4 (since N has only two prime factors (here 2,5))Thus N=(2^3) . (5^3)=1000Thus answer is 1+0+0+0 = 1@maroof10 pls clarify with ryt answer
sorry guys for all the wrong posts....finally figured it out (i think !!!)
N=(100)(a+1)(b+1)
=>N=2^2 . 5^2 (a+1)(b+1)
Here (a+1) and (b+1) can be any powers of 2 and 5.
Thus N= 100 * 2^something * 5^something
=>N =1000*something
check for 1000,2000,3000...
u will get answer as 2000 (ie 2+0+0+0 =2)
phew !!
@scrabbler said:
Why not put c also as -1? In fact let's make them all -100....kyun nahin?regardsscrabbler
coz min value has been asked !
@Incognita123 said:
coz min value has been asked !
See my later post on the same, can go much lower if we take -100, -100, +1. Can go to -inf technically!

regards
scrabbler

@ChirpiBird said:
lol.. sry it's 2.100=(2^2)*(5^2)2 prime numbers are 2,5N=2^(p+2)5^(q+2)number of factors will be (p+3)(q+3)put p,q different values and check.. works for 2000. p=2,q=1@scrabbler : sir itte sahi hits kaise lagate ho... !!!
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And by the time I was doing trial and error I had figured out that (a) the prime are 2 and 5 and (b) their powers must be such that (a+1) and (b+1) must also be powers of 2 and/or 5...uske baad 2nd or 3rd hit and trial gave answer!

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scrabbler

Here's an easy one:

The no. of triplets (a,b,c) where a,b,c are positive integers,which satisfy the simultaneous equations
(1) ab+bc=44
(2) ac+bc=23 is /are
(1) 1 (2) 2 (3) 4 (4) infinitely many
Here's an easy one:The no. of triplets (a,b,c) where a,b,c are positive integers,which satisfy the simultaneous equations
(1) ab+bc=44
(2) ac+bc=23 is /are
(1) 1 (2) 2 (3) 4 (4) infinitely many
@surajmenonv said:
Here's an easy one:The no. of triplets (a,b,c) where a,b,c are positive integers,which satisfy the simultaneous equations (1) ab+bc=44(2) ac+bc=23 is /are(1) 1 (2) 2 (3) 4 (4) infinitely many
is it 2???
@Jackson1 said:
is it 2???
method pls....dat goes without saying in mathematics :P
@surajmenonv said:
method pls....dat goes without saying in mathematics
ab+bc=44
b(a+c)=44
so b should be a multiple of 44
so possible values of b is 2,4,11,22,44
2nd condition
ac+bc=23
c(a+b)=23
so c should be a multiple of 23
so possible value of c is 1 and 23 but 23 cannot be in that case so only possible value is 1.
and a+b=23.

apply value of c=1, b=2,4,11,22,44 in eq 1 and satisfy condition also a+b=23....
you will get 2 such triplets..
@surajmenonv said:
Here's an easy one:The no. of triplets (a,b,c) where a,b,c are positive integers,which satisfy the simultaneous equations (1) ab+bc=44(2) ac+bc=23 is /are(1) 1 (2) 2 (3) 4 (4) infinitely many
b(a+c) = 44
c(b+a) = 23

either c = 23 & b+a =1( not possible) or c=1, b+a = 23

=> b(a+1) = 44 & b+a = 23
=> b(23-b+1)=44
=> b^2-24b+44 = 0
=> b=22, 2

hence, two simultaneous solutions.
@surajmenonv said:
Here's an easy one:The no. of triplets (a,b,c) where a,b,c are positive integers,which satisfy the simultaneous equations (1) ab+bc=44(2) ac+bc=23 is /are(1) 1 (2) 2 (3) 4 (4) infinitely many
c(a+b)=23 =>c=1 and a+b=23
Now b(a+c) = 44 =>b(a+1) = 44
So a=22,b=1 or a=1,b=22
hence (2)

yup 2 triplets is the answer.....

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