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29 Dec 2015, 21:07
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Below is the question - there is a gap in the simplification for me:
What is the greatest prime factor of \(12^3 – 96\)?
Pulling out the factors is easy enough:
\((2^2*3)^3-(2^5*3)\)
\(2^6*3^3-2^5*3\)
Then the solution shows this simplification and I get stuck following:
\(2^5*3*(2*3^2-1)\)
Would someone break down these steps for me?
Once you get to this part is it straightforward, just do the math & you get:
\(2^5*3*17\)
Thank you in advance
What is the greatest prime factor of \(12^3 – 96\)?
Pulling out the factors is easy enough:
\((2^2*3)^3-(2^5*3)\)
\(2^6*3^3-2^5*3\)
Then the solution shows this simplification and I get stuck following:
\(2^5*3*(2*3^2-1)\)
Would someone break down these steps for me?
Once you get to this part is it straightforward, just do the math & you get:
\(2^5*3*17\)
Thank you in advance
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29 Dec 2015, 21:16
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There are 2 ways to look at it: realize that 96 is also a multiple of 12,
\(12^3-96 = 12^3-12*8 = 12*(12^2-8) = 12*(136) = 12*8*17\) , now as 12 and 8 are NOT prime, 17 will be the greatest prime number factor of 12^3-96.
Alternately, once you get \(2^5*3*(2*3^2-1)\) ---> \(2^5*3*(2*9-1)\) ---> \(2^5*3*(18-1)\) ---> \(2^5*3*17\) , as all 2,3,17 are all prime numbers with 17 being the greatest you get the same answer using both approaches.
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Thank you - I didn't think of the first way you showed.
My OP was a bit ambiguous I believe, I get stuck doing the simplification from prime factors of 12^3-prime factors of 96 into the format where you are able to solve
My OP was a bit ambiguous I believe, I get stuck doing the simplification from prime factors of 12^3-prime factors of 96 into the format where you are able to solve
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