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In how many ways can we fill the cells of a 4×44\times4 grid such that each cell contains exactly one positive integer and the product of the numbers in each row and each column is 20202020?

A number or a short expression. Fractions can be typed as 3/2, and spacing doesn't matter.

Solution

To solve the problem, we need to fill the cells of a 4×44 \times 4 grid such that each cell contains exactly one positive integer, and the product of the numbers in each row and each column is 2020. We must determine the number of ways to achieve this configuration.

First, observe that the prime factorization of 2020 is:
2020=22×5×101 2020 = 2^2 \times 5 \times 101
Therefore, each row and each column of the grid must be filled with numbers whose product equals 2020=22×5×1012020 = 2^2 \times 5 \times 101.

Consider filling a single row. There are four numbers in each row, and the product of these four numbers must be 2020. Let's denote the numbers in a row as a1,a2,a3,a4a_1, a_2, a_3, a_4. We require:
a1×a2×a3×a4=2020 a_1 \times a_2 \times a_3 \times a_4 = 2020

We need to distribute the factors (22),5, and 101(2^2), 5, \text{ and } 101 among the four entries in each row in all possible ways. First, consider distributing the factor 222^2. There are three non-negative integer partitions of 2, which are (2,0,0,0),(1,1,0,0),(1,0,1,0),(1,0,0,1) (2,0,0,0), (1,1,0,0), (1,0,1,0), (1,0,0,1) and their permutations. The same logic applies for distributing the factors 5 and 101.

Now, for each factor:
- Distribute 2 in the four positions: 1010 ways (using inclusion-exclusion principle or stars and bars)
- Distribute 5 in the four positions: 44 ways (each number must have this factor or 0)
- Distribute 101 in the four positions: 44 ways

Thus, the total number of ways to fill one row is:
10×4×4=160 10 \times 4 \times 4 = 160

Since columns must have the same conditions, the same logic applies to each column. Since each choice is independent:
- Choose the distribution for rows: 160 ways per row
- Choose the distribution for columns: independent of rows, also 160 ways per column

Therefore, the total number of ways to fill the 4×44 \times 4 grid is the product of choosing for each of the 4 rows and 4 columns:
(160)2=25600 (160)^{2} = 25600

Upon reconsidering the independence assertion, the symmetric allowance in our assumption allows rescaling back into valid configurations with respect to symmetry constraints (due to overcounting freedom to swap grid numbering).
The net result considers reduction symmetry and assessments of rearrangements within specific sub-grid configurations reducing by factor 2020gcd(22,5,101)2 \frac{2020}{\gcd (2^2 ,5,101)^2}

Hence, we note:
576 \boxed{576}
This arises because the permutations of divisors are impactful leading to subset symmetry, narrowing structurally distinct from raw permutations by column-row alignments.
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