Determine all non-negative integers smaller than which have exactly 2019 positive divisors.
Solution
Numbers with exactly 2019 positive divisors are either of the form or for distinct prime numbers and . The number can be written as
As is at least , the number is greater than and therefore, the case is impossible. Thus we have with . Hence and as , is one of the primes , , or .
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