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AMC10 2003 B

AMC10 2003 B · Q14

AMC10 2003 B · Q14. It mainly tests Primes & prime factorization, Counting divisors.

Given that $3^8 \cdot 5^2 = ab$, where both $a$ and $b$ are positive integers, find the smallest possible value for $a + b$.
已知 $3^8 \cdot 5^2 = ab$,其中 $a$ 和 $b$ 均为正整数,求 $a + b$ 的最小可能值。
(A) 25 25
(B) 34 34
(C) 351 351
(D) 407 407
(E) 900 900
Answer
Correct choice: (D)
正确答案:(D)
Solution
(D) Since \(a\) must be divisible by 5, and \(3^8\cdot 5^2\) is divisible by \(5^2\) but not by \(5^3\), we have \(b\le 2\). If \(b=1\), then \[ a^b=(3^8 5^2)^1=(164,025)^1 \] and \(a+b=164,026\). If \(b=2\), then \[ a^b=(3^4 5)^2=405^2 \] so \(a+b=407\), which is the smallest value.
(D)由于 \(a\) 必须能被 5 整除,并且 \(3^8\cdot 5^2\) 能被 \(5^2\) 整除但不能被 \(5^3\) 整除,所以 \(b\le 2\)。若 \(b=1\),则 \[ a^b=(3^8 5^2)^1=(164,025)^1 \] 且 \(a+b=164,026\)。 若 \(b=2\),则 \[ a^b=(3^4 5)^2=405^2 \] 因此 \(a+b=407\),这是最小值。
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