Find the smallest positive or zero integer z that makes the quantity
(3 * (z+ 7)^25 )/121 a positive integer.
The answer is 4, but i don't know how to get it, can someone explain? Thanks!
(3 * (z+ 7)^25 )/121 a positive integer.
The answer is 4, but i don't know how to get it, can someone explain? Thanks!
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The answer appears to come from the fact that the denominator is the same as 11^2. So, in order for the expression to be a positive integer, the numerator has to somehow produce a value that has 11^2 as part of its prime factorization.
Obviously z = 0 doesn't work (since numerator becomes 3*7^25)
Obviously z = 1 doesn't work (since numerator becomes 3*2^75)
Obviously z = 2 doesn't work (since numerator becomes 3^51)
Obviously z = 3 doesn't work (since numerator becomes 3*(2^25)*(5^25))
But, z = 4 does work, giving us a numerator of 3*(11^25), which is then divisible by 11^2.
Obviously z = 0 doesn't work (since numerator becomes 3*7^25)
Obviously z = 1 doesn't work (since numerator becomes 3*2^75)
Obviously z = 2 doesn't work (since numerator becomes 3^51)
Obviously z = 3 doesn't work (since numerator becomes 3*(2^25)*(5^25))
But, z = 4 does work, giving us a numerator of 3*(11^25), which is then divisible by 11^2.
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121 = 11*11
3 (z+7)^25
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...11*11
must be an integer.
Since 3 and 11 don't have any common factors, we can ignore the 3
(z+7)^25
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11*11
If P ia a prime number and it divides into abc...z,
then P must divide one of a, b, c, ... z.
11 is a prime number and it divides into (z+7)(z+7)...(z+7).
So 11 must divide into z + 7.
The easiest solution would be z + 7 = 11,
which gives us z = 4
Letting z = 4, we get (3 * (z+ 7)^25 )/121
= (3 * 11^25 )/11^2
= 3 * 11^23
= 2686290729765712116739593
which is a big integer.
3 (z+7)^25
---------------
...11*11
must be an integer.
Since 3 and 11 don't have any common factors, we can ignore the 3
(z+7)^25
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11*11
If P ia a prime number and it divides into abc...z,
then P must divide one of a, b, c, ... z.
11 is a prime number and it divides into (z+7)(z+7)...(z+7).
So 11 must divide into z + 7.
The easiest solution would be z + 7 = 11,
which gives us z = 4
Letting z = 4, we get (3 * (z+ 7)^25 )/121
= (3 * 11^25 )/11^2
= 3 * 11^23
= 2686290729765712116739593
which is a big integer.