Problem:
How many solutions does twelve eleven two one have over the positive integers? (Each letter is a variable, and letters in the same word are multiplied.)
Problem:
How many solutions does twelve eleven two one have over the positive integers? (Each letter is a variable, and letters in the same word are multiplied.)
Solution:
Factoring, we get twelve eleven two one .
Both factors are at least , so there are two cases: either and , or and .
In the first case, , so . We are then left with .
In the second case, , so . We are then left with .
Each case has the same number of solutions as . For each , there are multiples of under . Thus the number of solutions to this equation is
so the number of solutions to the original problem is .