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[From: ] [author: ] [Date: 11-06-06] [Hit: ]
p₂, ... pᵢ, such thatx = p₁^n₁ * p₂^n₂ * .......
Q1. Find all positive intergers less than 50,00 that have precisely 11 divisors
Q2 Can the sum of the first 'n' consecutive positive intergers be equal to the square of a prime number?
Q3. Find all positive intergers 'n' such that the pentagonal number P'n' is prime
Q4. IN a triangle ABC , AB = BC . L is the point on BC such that AL bisects angle BAC. IF AL=AC find the sizes of the triangle ABC

For Q1 i know that one of the numbers is 1024.

Thx in advance

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Q1:

Let prime factors of any such number (x) be p₁, p₂, ... pᵢ, such that
x = p₁^n₁ * p₂^n₂ * ... * pᵢ^nᵢ

Then number of divisors of x is: (n₁+1) * (n₂+1) * ... * (nᵢ+1)
For x to have 11 divisors, this product must = 11.
But 11 is prime (11 = 1 * 11), and each of these numbers is > 1
So x must have only 1 unique prime factor, raised to the power of 10,
since (10+1) = 11

x = p¹⁰
Divisors of x are: p⁰, p¹, p², p³, p⁴, p⁵, p⁶, p⁷, p⁸, p⁹, p¹⁰ (11 divisors)

2¹⁰ = 1,024
3¹⁰ = 59,049
5¹⁰ = 9,765,625

Only 1,024 is less than 50,00 (5 thousand? or 50 thousand?)

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Q2.

Assume there is a value for n such that sum of first n numbers = square of a prime

Therefore there a number n and prime number p such that
1 + 2 + ... + n = p²
n(n+1)/2 = p²

Now p² has only 2 divisors, p and p.
Therefore n(n+1)/2 has 2 divisors, p and p.

One of n and (n+1) is even

Case 1: n is even -----> n/2 and (n+1) are integers
n/2 * (n+1) = p * p
Since p is prime, there is no other way to represent this number as product of 2 numbers.
Therefore n/2 = p and (n+1) = p
n/2 = n + 1
-n/2 = 1
n = -2
p = -1 -----> not a prime number

Case 2: n+1 is even -----> n and (n+1)/2 are integers
n * (n+1)/2 = p * p
Since p is prime, there is no other way to represent this number as product of 2 numbers.
Therefore n = p and (n+1)/2 = p
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