Number theoryDifficulty 4.1AIMEFind the answerUnited States
Problem:
Find the smallest positive integer that is twice a perfect square and three times a perfect cube.
A number or a short expression. Fractions can be typed as 3/2, and spacing doesn't matter.
Solution
Solution:
Let n be such a number. If n is divisible by 2 and 3 exactly e2 and e3 times, then e2 is odd and a multiple of three, and e3 is even and one more than a multiple of three. The smallest possible exponents are n2=3 and n3=4. The answer is then 23⋅34=648.
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