SUBJECT: Maths COURSE: IOQM ELP NO.

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Topic: Number System

1. What is the largest integer that is a divisor of (n + 1) (n + 3)(n + 7)(n + 9) for all positive even
integers n?
Ans. 15

2. Let A be the set of positive integers that have no prime factors other than 2, or 5. The infinite
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
sum + + + + + + + + + + + + + + ...... of the reciprocals of the
1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20
elements of A can be expressed as, where m and n are relatively prime positive integers. What
is m + n?
Ans. 19

3. For some positive integer n, the number 110n3 has 110 positive integer divisor, including 1 and
D
the number 110n3. Then number 81n4 have D positive integer divisors. What is ?
5
Ans. 65

4. What is the minimum number of digits to the right of the decimal point needed to express the
123456789
fraction as a decimal?
226.54
Ans. 26

5. How many positive two-digit integers are factors of 224 – 1?

Ans. 12

6. Let N be the positive integer for which the sum of its two smallest factors is 4 and the sum its
N
two largest factors is 204. Find the value of   .
3
Ans. 51

7. Let S = {1, 2, 3, …., 20} be the set of all positive integers from 1 to 20. Suppose that N is the
smallest positive integer such that exactly eighteen numbers from S are factors of N, and the
only two numbers from S that are not factors of N are consecutive integers. Find the sum of
the digits of N.
Ans. 36
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8. m and n are two positive integers of reverse order (for example 123 and 321) such that mn =
1446921630. Now the value of m + n is given as ab4ba. Find the product of a and b.
Ans. 63

9. Find the number of positive divisors of (20083 + (3 × 2008 × 2009) + 1)2.

Ans. 91

10. Determine the largest prime number less than 5000 of the form a n – 1, where a and n are
positive integers, and n is greater than 1.
Ans. 27