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How many odd, positive divisors does 540 have? [#permalink] New post 10 Dec 2010, 11:15
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How many odd, positive divisors does 540 have?

A. 6
B. 8
C. 12
D. 15
E. 24
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Re: positive divisors [#permalink] New post 10 Dec 2010, 12:00
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How many odd, positive divisors does 540 have?

6
8
12
15
24


Make a prime factorization of a number: 540=2^2*3^3*5 --> get rid of powers of 2 as they give even factors --> you'll have 3^3*5 which has (3+1)(1+1)=8 factors.

Another example: 60=2^2*3*5 it has (2+1)(1+1)(1+1)=12 factors out of which (1+1)(1+1)=4 are odd: 1, 3, 5 and 15 the same # of odd factors as 60/2^2=15 has.

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Finding the Number of Factors of an Integer

First make prime factorization of an integer n=a^p*b^q*c^r, where a, b, and c are prime factors of n and p, q, and r are their powers.

The number of factors of n will be expressed by the formula (p+1)(q+1)(r+1). NOTE: this will include 1 and n itself.

Example: Finding the number of all factors of 450: 450=2^1*3^2*5^2

Total number of factors of 450 including 1 and 450 itself is (1+1)*(2+1)*(2+1)=2*3*3=18 factors.
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Re: positive divisors [#permalink] New post 10 Dec 2010, 12:08
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Re: positive divisors [#permalink] New post 10 Dec 2010, 12:32
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MUST KNOW FOR GMAT:

Finding the Number of Factors of an Integer

First make prime factorization of an integer n=a^p*b^q*c^r, where a, b, and c are prime factors of n and p, q, and r are their powers.

The number of factors of n will be expressed by the formula (p+1)(q+1)(r+1). NOTE: this will include 1 and n itself.


i remembered that, but just caught in the term " odd factors " which is cleared now. All right, this was an odd factor case in which we don't have to consider Power of 2. what if we are asked about only even +ve factors. would then we be considering only power of 2 ?
for example: 540 = 2^2*3^3*5 ----
=>(2+1) = 3
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Re: positive divisors [#permalink] New post 10 Dec 2010, 12:40
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MUST KNOW FOR GMAT:

Finding the Number of Factors of an Integer

First make prime factorization of an integer n=a^p*b^q*c^r, where a, b, and c are prime factors of n and p, q, and r are their powers.

The number of factors of n will be expressed by the formula (p+1)(q+1)(r+1). NOTE: this will include 1 and n itself.


i remembered that, but just caught in the term " odd factors " which is cleared now. All right, this was an odd factor case in which we don't have to consider Power of 2. what if we are asked about only even +ve factors. would then we be considering only power of 2 ?
for example: 540 = 2^2*3^3*5 ----
=>(2+1) = 3


No. One way will be to count # of all factors and subtract # of odd factors.

540=2^2*3^3*5 has (2+1)(3+1)(1+1)=24 factors out of which 8 are odd, so 24-8=16 are even.
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Re: positive divisors [#permalink] New post 10 Dec 2010, 12:46
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No. One way will be to count # of all factors and subtract # of odd factors.

540=2^2*3^3*5 has (2+1)(1+1)(1+1)=24 factors out of which 8 are odd, so 24-8=16 are even.


:-D I'll stick to this one way method, i can sense the other way will be unmanageable for me

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