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# If y is the smallest positive integer such that 3,150

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If y is the smallest positive integer such that 3,150 multiplied by y is the square of an integer, then y must be

A. 2
B. 5
C. 6
D. 7
E. 14

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28 Jan 2012, 18:00
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mrwaxy wrote:
If y is the smallest positive integer such that 3,150 multiplied by y is the square of an integer, then y must be
A. 2
B. 5
C. 6
D. 7
E. 14

Detailed explanation would be appreciated.

$$3,150=2*3^2*5^2*7$$, now $$3,150*y$$ to be a perfect square $$y$$ must complete the odd powers of 2 and 7 to even number (perfect square has even powers of its primes), so the least value of $$y$$ is 2*7=14. In this case $$3,150y=(2*3^2*5^2*7)*(2*7)=(2*3*5*7)^2=perfect \ square$$.

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13 Jun 2008, 04:35
IMO E should be the answer for this

i just tried plugging in the numbers and found out that

14*3150 = 44, 100, which is a square of 210

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answer E. factor out the number and find any prime numbers that are not paired. 7 & 2.
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30 Jan 2012, 09:46
factorise 3150, to find out the missing doubles... 3150 = 5x5x3x3x2x7... so 2x7=14... when multiplied to 3150, will make it a perfect square... answere is E
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13 Jun 2013, 02:07
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mrwaxy wrote:
If y is the smallest positive integer such that 3,150 multiplied by y is the square of an integer, then y must be

A. 2
B. 5
C. 6
D. 7
E. 14

In such questions we need to break the number into the smallest possible prime factors. So the smallest prime factors of 3150 are:
315*10=63*5*2*5=7*9*5*2*5=7*3*3*5*2*5. In order to get a square of an integer we have to have at least two identical primes. In our case we have 3*3 and 5*5 corresponding to this condition but not 2*7 so our smallest number should be 14.

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if y is the smallest positive interger such that 3150 multiplied by y is the square of an interger, that Y must be

A) 2
B) 5
C) 6
D) 7
E) 14

Kindly Explain.

3150 =$$2*3^2*5^2*7$$
For it to be perfect square all the prime number should be least raised to the power 2
in 3150 ...only 2 and 7 needs to be multiplied so that all prime will be raised power 2
hence least value of $$4y = 2*7 = 14$$

hence E
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22 Jul 2014, 04:18
Hello,

can anyone help me with this type of question? I don't get it why the remaining numbers, 7 and 2, are the smallest positive integer y. Which chapter in the MGMAT books should i restudy to deal with this kind of problem? I don't understand the explanation in the OG which says: "To be a perfect square, 3,150y must have an even number of each of its prime factors."

Any help is appreciated!
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16 Oct 2016, 23:54
3150 = 5*5*3*3*2*7

To be a perfect square y needs to be 2*7=14
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mrwaxy wrote:
If y is the smallest positive integer such that 3,150 multiplied by y is the square of an integer, then y must be

A. 2
B. 5
C. 6
D. 7
E. 14

Key concept: The prime factorization of a perfect square (the square of an integer) will have an EVEN number of each prime.
For example, 36 = (2)(2)(3)(3)
And 400 = (2)(2)(2)(2)(5)(5)

Likewise, 3150y must have an EVEN number of each prime in its prime factorization.
So, 3150y = (2)(3)(3)(5)(5)(7)y
We have an EVEN number of 3's and 7's, but we have a single 2 and a single 7.
If y = (2)(7), then we get a perfect square.

That is: 3150y = (2)(2)(3)(3)(5)(5)(7)(7)

So, if y = 14, then 3150y is a perfect square.

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26 Aug 2018, 00:30
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Prime factors of a perfect square, perfect cube, etc.: As others in this thread have pointed out, we need to know that all prime factors of a perfect square have exponents that are even. If we find that any of the prime factors of 3,150 do not have even exponents, y will need to contain each of those prime factors, so that the prime factorization of 3,150*y will have an even exponent for each of those prime factors.

Prime factorization: In order to determine the prime factors of y, we need to do the prime factorization of 3,150, so let's try to do it as efficiently as possible. Because factors of 10 and 5 are easy to see, I recommend starting by factoring 3,150 into 315*10, then 63*5*2*5. We can also recognize that 63 = 9*7 = 3^2 *7. This means that the prime factorization of 3,150 is 2 * 3^2 * 5^2 * 7. Since there are odd powers of 2 and 7, y must contain factors of 2 and 7, and the smallest possible value of y is 2*7 = 14.

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