2023/24 AHSMC Part 1 Problem 7
Problem 7 of 16
What is the number of integers with for which is an integer?
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Solution
For every integer , either or is even, so is always even. To have divisible by we need only divisibility by . Either , and there are such between and ; or , i.e. , of which there are . The total is . The answer is (D).
Alternatively, writing with , the quantity is an integer precisely when . Thus there are such values.