2018 AMC 10A Problem 7
Problem 7 of 25EasierNumber TheoryCombinatoricsArithmetic
For how many (not necessarily positive) integer values of is the following value an integer?
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Solution
We can rewrite the expression as
For this to be an integer, both exponents must be nonnegative. This means that
This gives us values for
Thus, E is the correct answer.
Tagged: exponent · prime factorization · counting integers in a range