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Number theory Difficulty 4.9 AIME Prove it Ukraine

Find the number of pairs of positive integer numbers (n,m)(n, m), satisfying (2k)!=2nm(2^k)! = 2^n m.

Solution

Note that if (2k)!:2l(2^k)! : 2^l, then the pair (l,(2k)!)(l, (2^k)!) satisfies the equation and vice versa: if a pair (n,m)(n, m) is the solution of equation, then (2k)!:2n(2^k)! : 2^n. That is, the number of solutions equals to the number of divisors of the kind 2l2^l of (2k)!(2^k)!. By the Legendre theorem the latter equals: [2k/2]+[2k/22]+[2k/23]+=2k1+2k2++21+20=2k1[2^k/2] + [2^k/2^2] + [2^k/2^3] + \ldots = 2^{k-1} + 2^{k-2} + \ldots + 2^1 + 2^0 = 2^k - 1.

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