How many factors of 4800 are divisible by 12?

Question

A) 36
B) 18
C) 15
D) 9
E) 4

CAMANISHPARMAR · Accepted Answer

4800 could be written as 12 * 400
Now 10 is a factor of 400, so is 20, so is 400 itself, including many others.
10, 20 and 400 are not divisible by 12 but (12*10) and (12*20) are divisible by 12 because we are multiplying and dividing my 12.

Hence every factor of 400 is also of factor of 4800 and is divisible by 12 if we are multiplying each factor of 400 by 12.

To find the number of factors of 400 is a straightforward application of number of factors formula:-
(p+1)(q+1)(r+1)...

Therefore 400 can be written as  2^4∗5^2 
Therefore the number of factors of 400 are (4+1)(2+1) = 15 factors.

Therefore the no. of factors of 4800 which are divisible by 12 is 15 factors.

Your analysis is correct...good job!!

praneethuddagiri · Answer

Since we need to find factors of 4800 divisible by 12, We need to write 4800 as 12*k(some constant).

As 4800 = 12 * 400. We need to find factors of 400 which is also equal to factors of 4800 divisible by 12.

400 = 2^4 * 5 ^2. Therefore num of factors = (4+1)*(2+1) = 15

tejyr · Answer

I am getting 15.
4800=12*16*25
Anyone pls explain how is it 9.

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nigina93 · Answer

The answer is C and here is why.
4800 can be written as 12*400=12(2^4*5^2). Or 5(4+1)*3(2+1)=15 factors.

JeffTargetTestPrep · Answer

We see that 4800 = 12 x 400.

Here is the reason we rewrote 4800 as 12 x 400: Let’s pretend that 400 has only 4 factors: a, b, c, and d. Assume that none of these four factors is divisible by 12. But – as soon as we multiply each of them by 12 (which is why we factored out 12 originally), we see that each product – 12a, 12b, 12c, and 12d will indeed be divisible by 12. Thus, if we can determine the number of factors of 400, then we will know how many factors of 4800 are divisible by 12.

Let’s now determine the number of factors of 400:

400 = 4 x 100 = 2^4 x 5^2

Thus, 400 has (4 + 1)(2 + 1) = 15 factors.

Thus, 15 factors of 4800 are divisible by 12.

Answer: C

SachinJose · Answer

But in this case 12 which is a factor is also divisible by 12 .. hence isnt the answer 15+1=16?

CAMANISHPARMAR · Answer

It is already included in 15. No need to add it again. Think over it, how? if you don't understand then feel free toa ask

JustusJPS · Answer

Hi, I used the following approach:  4800=2^{6}*3*5^{2}; 12=2^{2}*3

\frac{4800}{12}=\frac{2^{6}*3*5^{2}}{2^{2}*3}

=2^{4}*5^{2}

Number of Factors: (4+1)*(2+1)= 15

I do not know if this approach works for similar problems. Can someone help me?

PKN · Answer

Hi  JustusJPS .
I used the same approach as above ,it works good.

aymanesabbar · Answer

4800=2^6*3*5^2 so 12=4*3 or 2^2*3 so 2^2*3(2^4*5^2) and we use prime factorization

so ( 4+1) (2+1)=15 i think this is the fastest approach.

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