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# The number 571+572+573 can be expressed as the products of 3

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The number 571+572+573 can be expressed as the products of 3 consecutive integers. What is the sum of these 3 consecutive integers?

A. 32
B. 33
C. 34
D. 35
E. 36

Originally posted by tinashine20 on 26 Nov 2012, 05:03.
Last edited by Bunuel on 25 Mar 2014, 02:08, edited 1 time in total.
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26 Nov 2012, 05:19
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tinashine20 wrote:
The number 571+572+573 can be expressed as the products of 3 consecutive integers. What is the sum of these 3 consecutive integers?

A. 32
B. 33
C. 34
D. 35
E. 36

571+572+573 = 3*572 = 3*(2^2*11*13) = 11*12*13 --> 11+12+13 = 36.

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tinashine20 wrote:
The number 571+572+573 can be expressed as the products of 3 consecutive integers. What is the sum of these 3 consecutive integers?

A. 32
B. 33
C. 34
D. 35
E. 36

$$=571+572+573=1716=(13)(11)(2)(2)(3)$$

after seeing 11 and 13, I knew the third should be 12 without calculating rem. factors.

$$=11+12+13= 36$$

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25 Mar 2014, 01:46
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Addition of any 3 consecutive numbers is always divisible by 3

So, options A, C , D are ruled out

Now focus on options 33 & 36

It can be either

10, 11, 12 (Gives zero at the end after multiplication; ignore this series)

or

11, 12, 13 (Matches fine)

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24 Dec 2014, 06:33
571+572+573 = 1716 = 2*2*3*11*13 = 12*11*13

11+12+13 = 36
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25 Dec 2014, 00:05
571 + 572 + 573 can be written as
572 -1 + 572 + 572 + 1 = 3*572 = 3 * 4 * 11 * 13 = 11 * 12 * 13...
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20 Sep 2017, 00:27
petrified17 wrote:
:roll: The product of three consecutive integers is equal to 571+572+573.
What is the sum of thoseconsecutive integers?

A) 32 B) 33 C) 34 D) 35 E) 36

$$571+572+573 = 1716$$

Now, $$1716 = 11*12*13$$

So $$11+12+13=36$$

Option $$E$$
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20 Sep 2017, 00:29
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petrified17 wrote:
:roll: The product of three consecutive integers is equal to 571+572+573.
What is the sum of thoseconsecutive integers?

A) 32 B) 33 C) 34 D) 35 E) 36

$$571+572+573 = 1716$$

Now, $$1716 = 11*12*13$$

So $$11+12+13=36$$

Option $$E$$

how did you derive 11*12*13 from 1716?
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niks18 wrote:
petrified17 wrote:
:roll: The product of three consecutive integers is equal to 571+572+573.
What is the sum of thoseconsecutive integers?

A) 32 B) 33 C) 34 D) 35 E) 36

$$571+572+573 = 1716$$

Now, $$1716 = 11*12*13$$

So $$11+12+13=36$$

Option $$E$$

how did you derive 11*12*13 from 1716?

Hi petrified17

Factorize 1716, you will get 2*2*3*11*13. so it is evident that the three consecutive numbers has to be 11, 12 & 13
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20 Sep 2017, 03:01
Another method is to note that the sum of these three will end in 6.

If product of 3 consecutive integers ends in 6, the units digits of integers would be either 1, 2, 3 or 6, 7, 8.

The units digit of sum of the units digits 1, 2, 3 would be 6 giving only possible answer 36.
The units digit of sum of the units digits 6, 7, 8 would be 1 which is not there in the options.

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