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The number of divisors of (26×35×53×72)(2^6 \times 3^5 \times 5^3 \times 7^2), which are of the form (3r+1)(3r+1), where rr is a non-negative integer, is

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 1

Every divisor of 26×35×53×722^6 \times 3^5 \times 5^3 \times 7^2 has the form 2i×3j×5k×7l2^i \times 3^j \times 5^k \times 7^l

where 0≤i≤6,0≤j≤5,0≤k≤3,0≤l≤20 \leq i \leq 6, \quad 0 \leq j \leq 5, \quad 0 \leq k \leq 3, \quad 0 \leq l \leq 2

For a divisor to be of the form 3r+13r + 1, it must leave remainder 11 when divided by 33.


If j≥1j \geq 1, the divisor contains a factor of 33, making it divisible by 33, so the remainder would be 00, not 11.

Therefore j=0j = 0, and the divisor reduces to 2i×5k×7l2^i \times 5^k \times 7^l.


Finding remainders of each base mod 33:

2≡−1(mod3)  ⟹  2i≡(−1)i(mod3)2 \equiv -1 \pmod{3} \implies 2^i \equiv (-1)^i \pmod{3}

5≡−1(mod3)  ⟹  5k≡(−1)k(mod3)5 \equiv -1 \pmod{3} \implies 5^k \equiv (-1)^k \pmod{3}

7≡1(mod3)  ⟹  7l≡1(mod3)7 \equiv 1 \pmod{3} \implies 7^l \equiv 1 \pmod{3}

So the condition 2i×5k×7l≡1(mod3)2^i \times 5^k \times 7^l \equiv 1 \pmod{3} becomes:

(−1)i×(−1)k×1≡1(mod3)(-1)^i \times (-1)^k \times 1 \equiv 1 \pmod{3}

(−1)i+k≡1(mod3)(-1)^{i+k} \equiv 1 \pmod{3}

This means i+ki + k must be even. The value of ll does not affect the remainder, so ll is free.


i+ki + k is even when both are even or both are odd.

From i∈{0,1,2,3,4,5,6}i \in \{0,1,2,3,4,5,6\}: even values =4= 4, odd values =3= 3

From k∈{0,1,2,3}k \in \{0,1,2,3\}: even values =2= 2, odd values =2= 2

Number of valid (i,k)(i, k) pairs =(4×2)+(3×2)= (4 \times 2) + (3 \times 2)

=8+6= 8 + 6

=14= 14


Since ll can be 0,1,0, 1, or 22, there are 33 choices for ll.

Total divisors of the form 3r+13r + 1:

=14×3= 14 \times 3

=42= 42

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