Carcass wrote:
If \(n\) and \(m\) are positive integers and m is a factor of \(6^2\), what is the greatest possible number of integers that can be equal to both \(3n\) and \(\frac{6^2}{m}\) ?
A. Zero
B. One
C. Three
D. Four
E. Six
Kudos for the right answer and solution.
m is a factor of 36.
The factors(m) of 36 are 1,2,3,4,6,9,12,18,36.
Now we need to find the numbers such that 36/m = 3n.
so we need to find multiples of 3 when 36 is divided by its factors.
36/1 = 36(3n)
36/2 = 18(3n)
36/3 = 12(3n)
36/4 = 9(3n)
36/6 = 6(3n)
36/9 = 4
36/12 = 3(3n)
36/18 = 2
36/36 = 1
We see that there are a total of 6 numbers possible.
OA - E